Brazil vs China: Forest area
Brazil
486.09 million hectares
in 2025
China
227.15 million hectares
in 2025
Brazil rank
2nd
China rank
5th
Forest area over time
- Brazil
- China
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 486.09 million hectares against 227.15 million hectares in China, a difference of 258.93 million hectares.
That makes Brazil's figure about 2.1 times China's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Brazil has been ahead every year.
Brazil ranks 2nd and China ranks 5th of 235 countries.
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About this data
Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems.