In the first half of 2021, approximately 11 thousand wildfire outbreaks were reported in the Legal Amazon region in Brazil. During the previous year, more than 150 thousand occurrences were reported in the area, the highest figure reported in ten years.
The Legal Amazon (or Amazônia Legal, in Portuguese) is an area comprising most of the territory of nine Brazilian states in the Amazon basin: Acre, Amapá, Amazonas, Maranhão, Mato Grosso, Pará, Rondônia, Roraima, and Tocantins. Altogether, it occupies more than five million square kilometers.
Number of wildfires in the Legal Amazon area in Brazil from 2005 to 2021
(in 1,000s)
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INPE. (July 19, 2021). Number of wildfires in the Legal Amazon area in Brazil from 2005 to 2021 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 30, 2021, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1044328/number-wildfires-legal-amazon/
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INPE. (2021). Number of wildfires in the Legal Amazon area in Brazil from 2005 to 2021 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 30, 2021. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1044328/number-wildfires-legal-amazon/
INPE. "Number of Wildfires in The Legal Amazon Area in Brazil from 2005 to 2021 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Jul 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1044328/number-wildfires-legal-amazon/
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