Brazil wildfires exploded in 2024

Wildfires in Brazil last year burned 30,867,676 hectares of vegetation, 58% of which was in the Amazon, an increase of 79% on 2023

BURNED AREA, 2024
(millions of hectares)

2019
18.09

2020
17.98

2021
14.07

2022
16.31

2023
17.24

2024
30.87

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2
4
6
8
10
12

ANNUAL
PEAK
(SEP)
5.70
6.40
5.28
5.82
3.79
10.65

BRAZIL

Area lost to fire larger
in size than Italy

ANNUAL TOTALS

Sources: AFP, Guardian, PBS News, MapBiomas
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