Brazil vs United States: Share of global forest area

Brazil

11.7%

in 2025

United States

7.5%

in 2025

Brazil rank

2nd

United States rank

4th

Share of global forest area over time

Brazil currently reports 11.7% against 7.5% in United States, a difference of 4.3%.

That makes Brazil's figure about 1.6 times United States's.

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

Brazil ranks 2nd and United States ranks 4th of 235 countries.

Indicator: Share of global forest area
Unit: %
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 235 places, 8,460 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Share of global forest area represents the proportion of a country's forest area relative to the total global forest area.