Brazil vs United States: Forest area
Brazil
486.09 million hectares
in 2025
United States
308.89 million hectares
in 2025
Brazil rank
2nd
United States rank
4th
Forest area over time
- Brazil
- United States
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 486.09 million hectares against 308.89 million hectares in United States, a difference of 177.19 million hectares.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.6 times United States's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Brazil has been ahead every year.
Brazil ranks 2nd and United States ranks 4th 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.