Brazil vs Tanzania: Annual change in forest area
Brazil
-3.26 million hectares
in 2025
Tanzania
-469,000 hectares
in 2025
Brazil rank
235th
Tanzania rank
233rd
Annual change in forest area over time
- Brazil
- Tanzania
How they compare
Tanzania currently reports -469,000 hectares against -3.26 million hectares in Brazil, a difference of 2.79 million hectares.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Tanzania has been ahead every year.
Brazil ranks 235th and Tanzania ranks 233rd of 235 countries.
Tanzania has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -5.77 million hectares | -403,000 hectares | 5.37 million hectares | Tanzania |
| 2000s | -3.78 million hectares | -403,000 hectares | 3.38 million hectares | Tanzania |
| 2010s | -2.37 million hectares | -429,400 hectares | 1.94 million hectares | Tanzania |
| 2020s | -3.15 million hectares | -469,000 hectares | 2.68 million hectares | Tanzania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in forest area, Brazil or Tanzania?
- Tanzania, at -469,000 hectares against -3.26 million hectares in Brazil as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in forest area between Brazil and Tanzania?
- 2.79 million hectares, with Tanzania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Tanzania?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and Tanzania rank globally for annual change in forest area?
- Brazil ranks 235th and Tanzania ranks 233rd of 235 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in forest area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.