From 2010 to 2022, more than 3,000 hectares of forest burned in the city of Rio de Janeiro. In this period, the city's worst year was 2014, when 486 hectares burnt. The lowest burnt area happened in 2019, when a total area of 98 hectares burnt. However, the pandemic years 2020 and 2021 saw a total of nearly 700 hectares on flames.
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MapBiomas. (June 4, 2022). Annual forest area burned in the city of Rio de Janeiro from 2010 to 2022 (in hectares) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Retrieved July 24, 2026, from /statistics/1384150/rio-de-janeiro-burnt-forest-area/
MapBiomas. "Annual forest area burned in the city of Rio de Janeiro from 2010 to 2022 (in hectares)." Chart. June 4, 2022. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Accessed July 24, 2026. /statistics/1384150/rio-de-janeiro-burnt-forest-area/
MapBiomas. (2022). Annual forest area burned in the city of Rio de Janeiro from 2010 to 2022 (in hectares). ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 24, 2026. /statistics/1384150/rio-de-janeiro-burnt-forest-area/
MapBiomas. "Annual Forest Area Burned in The City of Rio De Janeiro from 2010 to 2022 (in Hectares)." ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ Inc., 4 Jun 2022, /statistics/1384150/rio-de-janeiro-burnt-forest-area/
MapBiomas, Annual forest area burned in the city of Rio de Janeiro from 2010 to 2022 (in hectares) ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ, /statistics/1384150/rio-de-janeiro-burnt-forest-area/ (last visited July 24, 2026)
Annual forest area burned in the city of Rio de Janeiro from 2010 to 2022 (in hectares) [Graph], MapBiomas, June 4, 2022. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1384150/rio-de-janeiro-burnt-forest-area/