Protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas in Brazil
Brazil: Protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas was 51.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas in Brazil, 2000–2025
Source: BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas in Brazil is 51.9%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas in Brazil peaked at 51.9% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 32.0%, in 2000.
That places Brazil 84th out of 184 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas in Brazil, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 32.0% | — |
| 2001 | 33.8% | +5.8% |
| 2002 | 35.2% | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 36.1% | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 37.1% | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 38.0% | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 39.8% | +4.7% |
| 2007 | 40.6% | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 40.9% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 41.9% | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 46.4% | +10.7% |
| 2011 | 46.5% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 46.5% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 47.3% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 48.2% | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 49.0% | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 49.9% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 50.0% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 50.9% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 51.0% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 51.9% | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 51.9% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 51.9% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 51.9% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 51.9% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 51.9% | +0.0% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 51.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 41.4%, 1.3× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 51.9% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 45.1%, 1.2× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37.5% | 32.0% | 41.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.6% | 46.4% | 51.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.9% | 51.9% | 51.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 81 Cape Verde 54.8% compare
- 82 Lesotho 53.3% compare
- 83 Mayotte 53.3% compare
- 85 East Timor 50.8% compare
- 86 Central African Republic 50.1% compare
- 87 Chad 50.0% compare
More environment data for Brazil
- 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)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 14.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.155 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -2.73 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas in Brazil?
- Protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas in Brazil was 51.9% in 2025, according to BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 51.9% in 2022.
- What is the lowest protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.0% in 2000.
- How does Brazil rank for protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas?
- Brazil ranks 84th out of 184 countries with data for 2025.
- Is protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average proportion of Mountain Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by protected areas (%).