Annual deforestation as a share of forest area in Brazil
Brazil: Annual deforestation as a share of forest area was 0.6% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Annual deforestation as a share of forest area in Brazil, 1990–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, annual deforestation as a share of forest area in Brazil stood at 0.6%.
The figure is up 77.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual deforestation as a share of forest area in Brazil peaked at 1.0% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2010.
Brazil ranks 24th of 105 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 1 |
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More environment data for Brazil
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 1,299 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 6.13 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 471.81 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 4.06 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 33.69 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 2.37 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 621.19 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.3941 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.7906 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 107.92 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual deforestation as a share of forest area in Brazil?
- Annual deforestation as a share of forest area in Brazil was 0.6% in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual deforestation as a share of forest area recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 1990.
- What is the lowest annual deforestation as a share of forest area recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2010.
- How does Brazil rank for annual deforestation as a share of forest area?
- Brazil ranks 24th out of 105 countries with data for 2020.
- Is annual deforestation as a share of forest area rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 77.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual deforestation as a share of forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual deforestation as share of forest area represents the yearly percentage of forest area lost due to deforestation relative to the total forest area.