Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita in Brazil
Brazil: Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita was 0 hectares per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita in Brazil, 2002–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita in Brazil is 0 hectares per person, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 95.3% on the previous year and down 70.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita in Brazil peaked at 0.0016 hectares per person in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0 hectares per person, in 2025.
That places Brazil 41st out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita in Brazil, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.0006 hectares per person | — |
| 2003 | 0.0001 hectares per person | -77.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0003 hectares per person | +96.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0002 hectares per person | -17.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0001 hectares per person | -53.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0002 hectares per person | +121.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0003 hectares per person | +17.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0003 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0005 hectares per person | +90.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0005 hectares per person | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0003 hectares per person | -39.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0002 hectares per person | -39.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0001 hectares per person | -54.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0002 hectares per person | +112.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0001 hectares per person | -33.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0002 hectares per person | +67.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0001 hectares per person | -62.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0004 hectares per person | +499.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0016 hectares per person | +291.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0008 hectares per person | -52.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0001 hectares per person | -84.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0007 hectares per person | +448.2% |
| 2024 | 0.001 hectares per person | +58.3% |
| 2025 | 0 hectares per person | -95.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0003 hectares per person | 0.0001 hectares per person | 0.0006 hectares per person | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.0002 hectares per person | 0.0001 hectares per person | 0.0005 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0007 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 0.0016 hectares per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
More reference data data for Brazil
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 13.82 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 72.83 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 139.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 9.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 139.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 46.34 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 18.99 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 405.35 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 699.19 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 49.04 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita in Brazil?
- Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita in Brazil was 0 hectares per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0016 hectares per person in 2020.
- What is the lowest wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 hectares per person in 2025.
- How does Brazil rank for wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita?
- Brazil ranks 41st out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 70.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Wildfire area burned by land cover type divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Wildfire area burned by land cover type ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Wildfire area burned by land cover type Global Wildfire Information System (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Wildfire area burned by land cover type divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.