Brazil vs South America: Forest land — Area
Forest land — Area over time
- Brazil
- South America
How they compare
South America currently reports 848,587 1000 ha against 486,087 1000 ha in Brazil, a difference of 362,500 1000 ha.
That makes South America's figure about 1.7 times Brazil's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, South America has been ahead every year.
Brazil ranks 3rd and South America ranks 6th of 231 countries.
South America has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | South America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 592,468 1000 ha | 995,404 1000 ha | 402,936 1000 ha | South America |
| 2000s | 544,686 1000 ha | 932,748 1000 ha | 388,062 1000 ha | South America |
| 2010s | 515,754 1000 ha | 890,534 1000 ha | 374,780 1000 ha | South America |
| 2020s | 494,227 1000 ha | 859,506 1000 ha | 365,279 1000 ha | South America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest land — area, Brazil or South America?
- South America, at 848,587 1000 ha against 486,087 1000 ha in Brazil as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest land — area between Brazil and South America?
- 362,500 1000 ha, with South America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and South America?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and South America rank globally for forest land — area?
- Brazil ranks 3rd and South America ranks 6th 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.