MapBiomas Fire Collection 4 presents the annual and monthly mapping of burned areas (fire scars) in Brazil from 1985 to 2024, including: (a) Annual burned area (b) Monthly burned area (c) Burn frequency (d) Cumulative burned area (e) Fire scar size (f) Year of last fire occurrence. Annual, cumulative, and frequency data are also available by land cover and land use classes from MapBiomas Collection 9.

For more information on the methodology, based on 30-meter resolution Landsat satellite imagery processed with machine learning techniques, access the method description.

Annual Fire Report (RAF) – 2024 Edition

On June 24, 2025, MapBiomas launched Collection 4 of MapBiomas Fire and released the first Annual Fire Report (RAF) in BrazilThe RAF provides consolidated data on spatial and temporal fire patterns across Brazil's biomes and other territorial categories between 1985 and 2024, including the main affected land cover/use classes and fire frequency across the national territory. Access the Annual Fire Report (RAF) in Brazil by clicking the link

Highlights

Key findings from Collection 4 can be accessed by clicking the link

Infographics

Infographics with highlights for Brazil and its biomes can be accessed by clicking the link

Access to Maps and Data

The maps and data are publicly and freely available through the following means:

1. MapBiomas Fire Platform:  https://plataforma.brasil.mapbiomas.org/fogo

This platform offers an interactive map viewer and allows downloading of tables and charts organized by different territorial units such as biomes, states, and municipalities, as well as land tenure categories like protected areas, indigenous territories, rural settlements, and quilombola territories.

2. MapBiomas Fire Toolkit

To download Collection 4 maps via Google Earth Engine click the link. Pixel value definitions for each sub-product are available via the Legend Code, accessible through the link.

3. Map Assets on Google Earth Engine (ID)

Annual and cumulative burned area and cover

• projects/mapbiomas-public/assets/brazil/fire/collection4/mapbiomas_fire_collection4_annual_burned_v1
  (see GEE code example)
• projects/mapbiomas-public/assets/brazil/fire/collection4/mapbiomas_fire_collection4_annual_burned_vectors_v1/
  mbfogo_col4_2024_v1 [vetorial (uma FeatureCollection por ano entre 1985 e 2024)]  (see GEE code example)
• projects/mapbiomas-public/assets/brazil/fire/collection4/mapbiomas_fire_collection4_annual_burned_coverage_v1
  (see GEE code example)
• projects/mapbiomas-public/assets/brazil/fire/collection4/mapbiomas_fire_collection4_accumulated_burned_v1
  (see GEE code example)
• projects/mapbiomas-public/assets/brazil/fire/collection4/mapbiomas_fire_collection4_accumulated_burned_coverage_v1
  (see GEE code example)

Monthly burned area

• projects/mapbiomas-public/assets/brazil/fire/collection4/mapbiomas_fire_collection4_monthly_burned_v1
  (see GEE code example)

Annual Burned Area by Scar Size, Frequency, and Last Fire Year

• projects/mapbiomas-public/assets/brazil/fire/collection4/mapbiomas_fire_collection4_annual_burned_scar_size_range_v1
  (see GEE code example)
• projects/mapbiomas-public/assets/brazil/fire/collection4/mapbiomas_fire_collection4_fire_frequency_v1
  (see GEE code example)
• projects/mapbiomas-public/assets/brazil/fire/collection4/mapbiomas_fire_collection4_year_last_fire_v1
  (see GEE code example)
• projects/mapbiomas-public/assets/brazil/fire/collection4/mapbiomas_fire_collection4_time_after_fire_v1
  (see GEE code example)

GeoTIFF Maps

One map per year for the entire territory of Brazil. For other years, simply replace the year in the URL.

Annual and Cumulative Burned Area and Coverage (Collection 4)

https://storage.googleapis.com/mapbiomas-public/initiatives/brasil/collection_9/fire-col4/annual_burned/mapbiomas_fire_col4_br_annual_burned_2024.tif

https://storage.googleapis.com/mapbiomas-public/initiatives/brasil/collection_9/fire-col4/annual_burned_vectors_v1/mapbiomas_fire_col4_br_annual_burned_2024.zip

https://storage.googleapis.com/mapbiomas-public/initiatives/brasil/collection_9/fire-col4/annual_burned_coverage_v1/mapbiomas_fire_col4_br_annual_burned_coverage_2024.tif

https://storage.googleapis.com/mapbiomas-public/initiatives/brasil/collection_9/fire-col4/accumulated_burned_v1/mapbiomas_fire_col4_br_accumulated_burned_1985_2024.tif

https://storage.googleapis.com/mapbiomas-public/initiatives/brasil/collection_9/fire col4/accumulated_burned_coverage_v1/mapbiomas_fire_col4_br_accumulated_burned_coverage_1985_2024.tif

Monthly Burned Area (Coleção 4)

https://storage.googleapis.com/mapbiomas-public/initiatives/brasil/collection_9/fire-col4/monthly_burned_v1/mapbiomas_fire_col4_br_monthly_burned_2024.tif

Annual Burned Area by Scar Size, Frequency, and Year of Last Fire (Collection 4)

https://storage.googleapis.com/mapbiomas-public/initiatives/brasil/collection_9/fire-col4/annual_burned_scar_size_range_v1/mapbiomas_fire_col4_br_annual_burned_scar_size_range_2024.tif

https://storage.googleapis.com/mapbiomas-public/initiatives/brasil/collection_9/fire-col4/year_last_fire_v1/mapbiomas_fire_col4_br_year_last_fire_2024.tif

https://storage.googleapis.com/mapbiomas-public/initiatives/brasil/collection_9/fire-col4/fire_frequency_v1/mapbiomas_fire_col4_br_fire_frequency_1985_2024.tif

https://storage.googleapis.com/mapbiomas-public/initiatives/brasil/collection_9/fire-col4/time_after_fire_v1/mapbiomas_fire_col4_br_time_after_fire_2024.tif

5. Plugin Qgis

MapBiomas Fire map collections are directly available in QGIS via the Plugin.
Instructions to install and use the MapBiomas Fire Plugin:
QGIS: Plugins > Manage and Install Plugins > 🔎MapBiomas Fogo

Citation

“MapBiomas – Coleção 4 de mapas de cicatrizes de fogo no Brasil (1985-2024) do MapBiomas Fogo, acessado em [data] a partir: [LINK]”.

Learn more about the terms of use of data and maps: https://brasil.mapbiomas.org/en/termos-de-uso/

Contact

Questions, suggestions, or contributions can be sent to:
contato@mapbiomas.org