Which has higher share of land covered by forest, Brazil or United States Virgin Islands?

United States Virgin Islands, at 59.0% against 58.2% in Brazil as of 2025.

What is the difference in share of land covered by forest between Brazil and United States Virgin Islands?

0.8%, with United States Virgin Islands ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and United States Virgin Islands?

36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (2013) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of land covered by forest. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Brazil vs United States Virgin Islands: Share of land covered by forest

Brazil

58.2%

in 2025

United States Virgin Islands

59.0%

in 2025

Brazil rank

36th

United States Virgin Islands rank

34th

Share of land covered by forest over time

Brazil
United States Virgin Islands

How they compare

United States Virgin Islands currently reports 59.0% against 58.2% in Brazil, a difference of 0.8%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Brazil ahead.

Brazil ranks 36th and United States Virgin Islands ranks 34th of 216 countries.

Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Brazil	United States Virgin Islands	Difference	Ahead
1990s	70.9%	56.9%	14.0%	Brazil
2000s	65.2%	54.0%	11.2%	Brazil
2010s	61.7%	54.5%	7.2%	Brazil
2020s	59.1%	58.0%	1.2%	Brazil

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of land covered by forest, Brazil or United States Virgin Islands?: United States Virgin Islands, at 59.0% against 58.2% in Brazil as of 2025.
What is the difference in share of land covered by forest between Brazil and United States Virgin Islands?: 0.8%, with United States Virgin Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and United States Virgin Islands?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Brazil and United States Virgin Islands rank globally for share of land covered by forest?: Brazil ranks 36th and United States Virgin Islands ranks 34th of 216 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (2013) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of land covered by forest. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Share of land covered by forest
Unit: %
Source: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (2013) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 216 places, 7,823 data points, 1000–2025
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Share of land area covered by forest, including both natural forests and forest plantations.