Annual change forest area in Brazil
Brazil: Annual change forest area was -3.26 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
-3.26 million
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
235th
of 235 countries
All-time high
-1.92 million
in 2011
All-time low
-5.77 million
in 1991
Years of data
35
1991–2025
Annual change forest area in Brazil, 1991–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, annual change forest area in Brazil stood at -3.26 million.
That represents a change of down 70.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual change forest area in Brazil peaked at -1.92 million in 2011 and was at its lowest, -5.77 million, in 1991.
Brazil ranks 235th of 235 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Annual change forest area in Brazil, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -5.77 million | — |
| 1992 | -5.77 million | -0.0% |
| 1993 | -5.77 million | -0.0% |
| 1994 | -5.77 million | -0.0% |
| 1995 | -5.77 million | -0.0% |
| 1996 | -5.77 million | -0.0% |
| 1997 | -5.77 million | -0.0% |
| 1998 | -5.77 million | -0.0% |
| 1999 | -5.77 million | -0.0% |
| 2000 | -5.77 million | -0.0% |
| 2001 | -3.56 million | -38.3% |
| 2002 | -3.56 million | -0.0% |
| 2003 | -3.56 million | -0.0% |
| 2004 | -3.56 million | -0.0% |
| 2005 | -3.56 million | -0.0% |
| 2006 | -3.56 million | -0.0% |
| 2007 | -3.56 million | -0.0% |
| 2008 | -3.56 million | -0.0% |
| 2009 | -3.56 million | -0.0% |
| 2010 | -3.56 million | -0.0% |
| 2011 | -1.92 million | -46.2% |
| 2012 | -1.92 million | -0.0% |
| 2013 | -1.92 million | -0.0% |
| 2014 | -1.92 million | -0.0% |
| 2015 | -1.92 million | -0.0% |
| 2016 | -2.63 million | +37.2% |
| 2017 | -2.63 million | -0.0% |
| 2018 | -2.63 million | -0.0% |
| 2019 | -2.63 million | -0.0% |
| 2020 | -2.63 million | -0.0% |
| 2021 | -3.26 million | +23.9% |
| 2022 | -3.26 million | -0.0% |
| 2023 | -3.26 million | -0.0% |
| 2024 | -3.26 million | -0.0% |
| 2025 | -3.26 million | -0.0% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's -3.26 million is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is -22, 148001.6× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -5.77 million | -5.77 million | -5.77 million | 9 |
| 2000s | -3.78 million | -5.77 million | -3.56 million | 10 |
| 2010s | -2.37 million | -3.56 million | -1.92 million | 10 |
| 2020s | -3.15 million | -3.26 million | -2.63 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
More environment data for Brazil
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 1.26 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.9906 hectares per person (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -6.93 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -8.24 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.221 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.36 °C (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 24.91 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual change forest area in Brazil?
- Annual change forest area in Brazil was -3.26 million in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual change forest area recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was -1.92 million in 2011.
- What is the lowest annual change forest area recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was -5.77 million in 1991.
- How does Brazil rank for annual change forest area?
- Brazil ranks 235th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual change forest area rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 70.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Annual change forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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