In 2023, more than 98,600 wildfire outbreaks were detected in the Amazon Rainforest. That makes the Amazon the Brazilian biome most affected by wildfires that year. Meanwhile, some 50,700 forest fires were identified in the Cerrado – Brazil's equivalent to a tropical savanna.
Number of wildfire outbreaks in Brazil in 2023, by type of biome
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INPE. (January 16, 2024). Number of wildfire outbreaks in Brazil in 2023, by type of biome [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1044209/number-wildfires-brazil-biome/
INPE. "Number of wildfire outbreaks in Brazil in 2023, by type of biome." Chart. January 16, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1044209/number-wildfires-brazil-biome/
INPE. (2024). Number of wildfire outbreaks in Brazil in 2023, by type of biome. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1044209/number-wildfires-brazil-biome/
INPE. "Number of Wildfire Outbreaks in Brazil in 2023, by Type of Biome." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Jan 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1044209/number-wildfires-brazil-biome/
INPE, Number of wildfire outbreaks in Brazil in 2023, by type of biome Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1044209/number-wildfires-brazil-biome/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Number of wildfire outbreaks in Brazil in 2023, by type of biome [Graph], INPE, January 16, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1044209/number-wildfires-brazil-biome/
