Brazil vs OECD: Primary Forest — Area

Brazil
224,502 1000 ha
in 2025
OECD
310,239 1000 ha
in 2025
Brazil rank
3rd
OECD rank
1st

Primary Forest — Area over time

  • Brazil
  • OECD
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How they compare

OECD currently reports 310,239 1000 ha against 224,502 1000 ha in Brazil, a difference of 85,737 1000 ha.

That makes OECD's figure about 1.4 times Brazil's.

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

Brazil ranks 3rd and OECD ranks 1st of 169 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 256,999 1000 ha 293,874 1000 ha 36,875 1000 ha OECD
2000s 244,392 1000 ha 284,304 1000 ha 39,912 1000 ha OECD
2010s 233,375 1000 ha 270,430 1000 ha 37,056 1000 ha OECD
2020s 226,410 1000 ha 273,290 1000 ha 46,879 1000 ha OECD

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary forest — area, Brazil or OECD?
OECD, at 310,239 1000 ha against 224,502 1000 ha in Brazil as of 2025.
What is the difference in primary forest — area between Brazil and OECD?
85,737 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 primary forest — area?
Brazil ranks 3rd and OECD ranks 1st of 169 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Primary 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
Primary Forest — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
204 places, 7,156 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.