Forest area as share of land area in Brazil
Brazil: Forest area as share of land area was 58.16 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
58.16
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
36th
of 216 countries
All-time high
73.99
in 1990
All-time low
58.16
in 2025
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Forest area as share of land area in Brazil, 1990–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, forest area as share of land area in Brazil stood at 58.16. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area as share of land area in Brazil peaked at 73.99 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 58.16, in 2025.
Brazil ranks 36th of 216 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 70.89 | 67.78 | 73.99 | 10 |
| 2000s | 65.17 | 63.25 | 67.09 | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.71 | 60.42 | 62.82 | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.13 | 58.16 | 60.11 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 33 Zambia 60.36 compare
- 34 United States Virgin Islands 59.03 compare
- 35 Costa Rica 58.55 compare
- 37 Belize 57.65 compare
- 38 Seychelles 57.65 compare
- 39 São Tomé and Príncipe, Democratic Republic of 57.58 compare
More environment data for Brazil
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.221 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.36 °C (2025)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 11.89 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 0.0001 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production, annual growth rate 4.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 4.30 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 29.86 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 22,786 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import quantity 11,427 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area as share of land area in Brazil?
- Forest area as share of land area in Brazil was 58.16 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest forest area as share of land area recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 73.99 in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area as share of land area recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.16 in 2025.
- How does Brazil rank for forest area as share of land area?
- Brazil ranks 36th out of 216 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area as share of land area rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Forest area as share of land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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