Brazil vs Canada: Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas
Brazil
9.1%
in 2025
Canada
9.8%
in 2025
Brazil rank
117th
Canada rank
114th
Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas over time
- Brazil
- Canada
How they compare
Canada currently reports 9.8% against 9.1% in Brazil, a difference of 0.7%.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.1 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 6 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Canada ahead.
Brazil ranks 117th and Canada ranks 114th of 168 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Canada | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.3% | 3.8% | 1.5% | Canada |
| 2000s | 2.5% | 5.1% | 2.6% | Canada |
| 2010s | 8.1% | 8.3% | 0.2% | Canada |
| 2020s | 9.0% | 9.2% | 0.1% | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas, Brazil or Canada?
- Canada, at 9.8% against 9.1% in Brazil as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas between Brazil and Canada?
- 0.7%, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Canada?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and Canada rank globally for proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas?
- Brazil ranks 117th and Canada ranks 114th of 168 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.