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Brazil vs Canada: Tree cover loss from wildfires

Brazil
2.18 million hectares
in 2024
Canada
4.44 million hectares
in 2024
Brazil rank
3rd
Canada rank
1st

Tree cover loss from wildfires over time

  • Brazil
  • Canada
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How they compare

Canada currently reports 4.44 million hectares against 2.18 million hectares in Brazil, a difference of 2.26 million hectares.

That makes Canada's figure about 2.0 times Brazil's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Canada ahead.

Brazil ranks 3rd and Canada ranks 1st of 152 countries.

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About this data

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

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).