Fires in the Brazilian Amazon dropped to their lowest level since satellite records began in 1985, with just 3.1 million hectares burned in 2025, down sharply from 15.8 million hectares the previous year. The decline marks a dramatic reversal from the widespread burning that had alarmed environmental scientists and international observers.
Across Brazil as a whole, burned area fell to 12.7 million hectares in 2025, the lowest nationwide total since 2018. The Amazon figures represent an roughly 80 percent reduction in fire-affected land compared with 2024.
The improvement in fire metrics coincides with a broader slowdown in forest loss. Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon reached its lowest first-half level in a decade during the first six months of 2026, according to monitoring data.