Brazil vs OECD: Naturally regenerating forest — Area

Brazil
476,873 1000 ha
in 2025
OECD
1.00 million 1000 ha
in 2025
Brazil rank
3rd
OECD rank
1st

Naturally regenerating forest — Area over time

  • Brazil
  • OECD
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How they compare

OECD currently reports 1.00 million 1000 ha against 476,873 1000 ha in Brazil, a difference of 527,887 1000 ha.

That makes OECD's figure about 2.1 times Brazil's.

Across all 36 years both countries report, OECD has been ahead every year.

Brazil ranks 3rd and OECD ranks 1st of 222 countries.

OECD has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil OECD Difference Ahead
1990s 588,868 1000 ha 1.01 million 1000 ha 420,962 1000 ha OECD
2000s 539,379 1000 ha 1.01 million 1000 ha 466,632 1000 ha OECD
2010s 506,662 1000 ha 1.01 million 1000 ha 500,372 1000 ha OECD
2020s 484,807 1000 ha 1.01 million 1000 ha 520,953 1000 ha OECD

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher naturally regenerating forest — area, Brazil or OECD?
OECD, at 1.00 million 1000 ha against 476,873 1000 ha in Brazil as of 2025.
What is the difference in naturally regenerating forest — area between Brazil and OECD?
527,887 1000 ha, with OECD ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and OECD?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Brazil and OECD rank globally for naturally regenerating forest — area?
Brazil ranks 3rd and OECD ranks 1st of 222 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Naturally regenerating forest — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Naturally regenerating forest — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
258 places, 8,989 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

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.