A report said 22.38 million of landmass in Brazil caught fire in 2024. The area is comparable to the size of Belarus.

During the first nine months of 2024, 22.38 million hectares of land in Brazil were ravaged by fires, a new report published on Friday showed.

It is about 2.6% of Brazil’s landmass, roughly comparable to the size of Belarus.

The MapBiomas initiative report was compiled by universities, NGOs, and tech companies by analyzing satellite images and other data.