According to data from Mapbiomas, the drop of about 66% compared to the burnt territory from January to August 2024
Brazil registered 4,233,191 hectares burned from January 1 to August 31, 2025, according to data from. There was a reduction of about 66% over the same period last year, when the fire reached 12 million hectares in the first 8 months of 2024.
According to Mapbiomas, the most affected biome in August was the Cerrado, with 1,272,321 hectares burned. Then come Amazon (401,837), Atlantic Forest (62,234), Caatinga (37,330), Pantanal (7,137) and Pampa (1,202). Read the report (PDF – 3 MB).
Brazil is in the fires season – which usually goes from June to October, with the highest incidence of fire in August and September.
The area burned only in August was 1,782,061 hectares. Most were recorded in Tocantins: 401,607 hectares. The state is followed by Mato Grosso, Maranhão, Piauí, Goiás and Amazonas.
Burning
Brazil in August 2025. There was a 73.1% reduction compared to the same month of 2024, when the country had 68,635 such occurrences. The data are from the system of the (National Institute for Space Research).
From January to August 2025, 47,531 fire outbreaks were recorded in Brazil. A 62.6% reduction compared to 127,051 occurrences of the type verified in the same period as 2024.
Natural areas
Brazil lost, on average, from 1985 to 2024, totaling a reduction of 111.7 million hectares. This area is larger than Bolivia, a country with about 109.9 million hectares.
The data are from the new project collection, launched on August 13. This is the statement (PDF – 2 MB).
The survey shows a scenario of profound transformations, with significant impacts on natural areas and the expansion of agriculture. This year’s edition also includes a new category: the mapping of photovoltaic plants, which expanded across the country from 2015 to 2024, with 62% of the area mapped in the country concentrated in Caatinga.
The percentage of municipalities that have agriculture as an activity that occupies most of its territory rose from 47% in 1985 to 59% in 2024. Pasture and agriculture were the most expanded land uses. The area occupied with pasture grew 68% (62.7 million hectares) and agriculture, 236% (44 million hectares).
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