Americas vs Brazil: Forest area
Americas
1.62 million
in 2025
Brazil
486,087
in 2025
Americas rank
3rd
Brazil rank
2nd
Forest area over time
- Americas
- Brazil
How they compare
Americas currently reports 1.62 million against 486,087 in Brazil, a difference of 1.14 million.
That makes Americas's figure about 3.3 times Brazil's.
Across all 6 years both countries report, Americas has been ahead every year.
Americas ranks 3rd and Brazil ranks 2nd of 32 groups.
Americas has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Americas | Brazil | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.80 million | 618,443 | 1.18 million | Americas |
| 2000s | 1.72 million | 560,720 | 1.16 million | Americas |
| 2010s | 1.67 million | 520,298 | 1.15 million | Americas |
| 2020s | 1.64 million | 494,227 | 1.14 million | Americas |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Americas or Brazil?
- Americas, at 1.62 million against 486,087 in Brazil as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between Americas and Brazil?
- 1.14 million, with Americas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and Brazil?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Americas and Brazil rank globally for forest area?
- Americas ranks 3rd and Brazil ranks 2nd of 32 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Forest area (thousands of hectares). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.