Wildfires in Brazil released 850 thousand metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (ktCO₂e) into the atmosphere in 2022. This was the highest wildfire-related GHG emissions recorded in Brazil this century. Approximately 1,500 hectares of tree cover in Brazil were lost to wildfires in 2022.
Greenhouse gas emissions from wildfires in Brazil from 2001 to 2022
(in 1,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent)
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Global Forest Watch Fires. (April 2, 2024). Greenhouse gas emissions from wildfires in Brazil from 2001 to 2022 (in 1,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 06, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1459454/ghg-emissions-from-wildfires-in-brazil/
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Global Forest Watch Fires. (2024). Greenhouse gas emissions from wildfires in Brazil from 2001 to 2022 (in 1,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 06, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1459454/ghg-emissions-from-wildfires-in-brazil/
Global Forest Watch Fires. "Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Wildfires in Brazil from 2001 to 2022 (in 1,000 Metric Tons of Carbon Dioxide Equivalent)." Statista, Statista Inc., 2 Apr 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1459454/ghg-emissions-from-wildfires-in-brazil/
Global Forest Watch Fires, Greenhouse gas emissions from wildfires in Brazil from 2001 to 2022 (in 1,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1459454/ghg-emissions-from-wildfires-in-brazil/ (last visited April 06, 2025)
Greenhouse gas emissions from wildfires in Brazil from 2001 to 2022 (in 1,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) [Graph], Global Forest Watch Fires, April 2, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1459454/ghg-emissions-from-wildfires-in-brazil/
