Brazil vs China: Forest area
Brazil
486,087 ha th
in 2025
China
227,153 ha th
in 2025
Brazil rank
2nd
China rank
4th
Forest area over time
- Brazil
- China
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 486,087 ha th against 227,153 ha th in China, a difference of 258,934 ha th.
That makes Brazil's figure about 2.1 times China's.
Across all 6 years both countries report, Brazil has been ahead every year.
Brazil ranks 2nd and China ranks 4th of 212 countries.
Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 618,443 ha th | 157,141 ha th | 461,302 ha th | Brazil |
| 2000s | 560,720 ha th | 177,001 ha th | 383,719 ha th | Brazil |
| 2010s | 520,298 ha th | 205,452 ha th | 314,846 ha th | Brazil |
| 2020s | 494,227 ha th | 223,126 ha th | 271,102 ha th | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Brazil or China?
- Brazil, at 486,087 ha th against 227,153 ha th in China as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between Brazil and China?
- 258,934 ha th, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and China?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and China rank globally for forest area?
- Brazil ranks 2nd and China ranks 4th of 212 countries.
- 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.