Change forest area share total in Brazil
Brazil: Change forest area share total was -0.6698 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Change forest area share total in Brazil, 1991–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, change forest area share total in Brazil stood at -0.6698.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 80.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change forest area share total in Brazil peaked at -0.3662 in 2011 and was at its lowest, -1.03, in 2000.
Brazil ranks 201st of 228 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Change forest area share total in Brazil, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -0.9422 | — |
| 1992 | -0.9511 | +1.0% |
| 1993 | -0.9602 | +1.0% |
| 1994 | -0.9696 | +1.0% |
| 1995 | -0.979 | +1.0% |
| 1996 | -0.9887 | +1.0% |
| 1997 | -0.9986 | +1.0% |
| 1998 | -1.01 | +1.0% |
| 1999 | -1.02 | +1.0% |
| 2000 | -1.03 | +1.0% |
| 2001 | -0.6395 | -37.9% |
| 2002 | -0.6437 | +0.6% |
| 2003 | -0.6478 | +0.6% |
| 2004 | -0.6521 | +0.7% |
| 2005 | -0.6563 | +0.7% |
| 2006 | -0.6607 | +0.7% |
| 2007 | -0.6651 | +0.7% |
| 2008 | -0.6695 | +0.7% |
| 2009 | -0.674 | +0.7% |
| 2010 | -0.6786 | +0.7% |
| 2011 | -0.3662 | -46.0% |
| 2012 | -0.3675 | +0.4% |
| 2013 | -0.3689 | +0.4% |
| 2014 | -0.3702 | +0.4% |
| 2015 | -0.3716 | +0.4% |
| 2016 | -0.5125 | +37.9% |
| 2017 | -0.5151 | +0.5% |
| 2018 | -0.5178 | +0.5% |
| 2019 | -0.5205 | +0.5% |
| 2020 | -0.5232 | +0.5% |
| 2021 | -0.6524 | +24.7% |
| 2022 | -0.6567 | +0.7% |
| 2023 | -0.661 | +0.7% |
| 2024 | -0.6654 | +0.7% |
| 2025 | -0.6698 | +0.7% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's -0.6698 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is -0.0134, 49.8× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Change forest area share total in Brazil changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +46.0% | -0.6786 | -0.3662 |
| 2001 | +37.9% | -1.03 | -0.6395 |
| 2016 | -37.9% | -0.3716 | -0.5125 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.9797 | -1.02 | -0.9422 | 9 |
| 2000s | -0.6938 | -1.03 | -0.6395 | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.4589 | -0.6786 | -0.3662 | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.6381 | -0.6698 | -0.5232 | 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 change forest area share total in Brazil?
- Change forest area share total in Brazil was -0.6698 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest change forest area share total recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was -0.3662 in 2011.
- What is the lowest change forest area share total recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.03 in 2000.
- How does Brazil rank for change forest area share total?
- Brazil ranks 201st out of 228 countries with data for 2025.
- Is change forest area share total rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 80.3%. 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 Change forest area share total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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