What is the difference in tree cover loss from wildfires between Bolivia and Brazil?

727,930 hectares, with Brazil ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and Brazil?

24 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Global Forest Watch (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Tree cover loss from wildfires. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bolivia vs Brazil: Tree cover loss from wildfires

Bolivia

1.46 million hectares

in 2024

Brazil

2.18 million hectares

in 2024

Bolivia rank

4th

Brazil rank

3rd

Tree cover loss from wildfires over time

Bolivia
Brazil

How they compare

Brazil currently reports 2.18 million hectares against 1.46 million hectares in Bolivia, a difference of 727,930 hectares.

That makes Brazil's figure about 1.5 times Bolivia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Brazil ahead.

Bolivia ranks 4th and Brazil ranks 3rd of 152 countries.

Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bolivia	Brazil	Difference	Ahead
2000s	13,546 hectares	69,490 hectares	55,944 hectares	Brazil
2010s	94,712 hectares	468,010 hectares	373,298 hectares	Brazil
2020s	490,751 hectares	901,760 hectares	411,009 hectares	Brazil

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher tree cover loss from wildfires, Bolivia or Brazil?: Brazil, at 2.18 million hectares against 1.46 million hectares in Bolivia as of 2024.
What is the difference in tree cover loss from wildfires between Bolivia and Brazil?: 727,930 hectares, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and Brazil?: 24 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
How do Bolivia and Brazil rank globally for tree cover loss from wildfires?: Bolivia ranks 4th and Brazil ranks 3rd of 152 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Global Forest Watch (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Tree cover loss from wildfires. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Tree cover loss from wildfires
Unit: hectares
Source: Global Forest Watch (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 152 places, 3,353 data points, 2001–2024
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Tree cover loss due to fire with no visible human conversion or agricultural activity afterward. Fires may be started by natural causes (e.g. lightning) or may be related to human activities (accidental or deliberate).