Brazil vs South America: Primary Forest — Area
Primary Forest — Area over time
- Brazil
- South America
How they compare
South America currently reports 298,609 1000 ha against 224,502 1000 ha in Brazil, a difference of 74,107 1000 ha.
That makes South America's figure about 1.3 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 169 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 | 256,999 1000 ha | 336,454 1000 ha | 79,454 1000 ha | South America |
| 2000s | 244,392 1000 ha | 321,942 1000 ha | 77,550 1000 ha | South America |
| 2010s | 233,375 1000 ha | 309,116 1000 ha | 75,741 1000 ha | South America |
| 2020s | 226,410 1000 ha | 300,979 1000 ha | 74,568 1000 ha | South America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary forest — area, Brazil or South America?
- South America, at 298,609 1000 ha against 224,502 1000 ha in Brazil as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary forest — area between Brazil and South America?
- 74,107 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 primary forest — area?
- Brazil ranks 3rd and South America ranks 6th 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
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.