Brazil vs China, mainland: Forest land — Area
Forest land — Area over time
- Brazil
- China, mainland
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 486,087 1000 ha against 227,153 1000 ha in China, mainland, a difference of 258,934 1000 ha.
That makes Brazil's figure about 2.1 times China, mainland's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Brazil has been ahead every year.
Brazil ranks 3rd and China, mainland ranks 5th of 231 countries.
Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | China, mainland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 592,468 1000 ha | 166,078 1000 ha | 426,390 1000 ha | Brazil |
| 2000s | 544,686 1000 ha | 187,625 1000 ha | 357,061 1000 ha | Brazil |
| 2010s | 515,754 1000 ha | 209,150 1000 ha | 306,604 1000 ha | Brazil |
| 2020s | 494,227 1000 ha | 223,126 1000 ha | 271,102 1000 ha | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest land — area, Brazil or China, mainland?
- Brazil, at 486,087 1000 ha against 227,153 1000 ha in China, mainland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest land — area between Brazil and China, mainland?
- 258,934 1000 ha, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and China, mainland?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and China, mainland rank globally for forest land — area?
- Brazil ranks 3rd and China, mainland ranks 5th of 231 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Forest land — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.