Forest area certified under an independently verified certification in Brazil
Brazil: Forest area certified under an independently verified certification was 9,917 ha th in 2024. ▲ Rising
Forest area certified under an independently verified certification in Brazil, 1990–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in ha th.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 9,917 ha th for forest area certified under an independently verified certification in 2024. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is up 9.2% on the previous year and up 46.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area certified under an independently verified certification in Brazil peaked at 9,917 ha th in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 ha th, in 1990.
That places Brazil 9th out of 266 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Forest area certified under an independently verified certification in Brazil, year by year
| Year | ha th | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0 ha th | — |
| 2000 | 638.42 ha th | — |
| 2005 | 3,119 ha th | +388.6% |
| 2010 | 5,852 ha th | +87.6% |
| 2015 | 6,752 ha th | +15.4% |
| 2016 | 6,397 ha th | -5.2% |
| 2017 | 7,306 ha th | +14.2% |
| 2018 | 6,905 ha th | -5.5% |
| 2019 | 7,504 ha th | +8.7% |
| 2020 | 8,609 ha th | +14.7% |
| 2021 | 8,750 ha th | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 9,704 ha th | +10.9% |
| 2023 | 9,077 ha th | -6.5% |
| 2024 | 9,917 ha th | +9.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forest area certified under an independently verified certification 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +388.6% | 638.42 ha th | 3,119 ha th |
| 2010 | +87.6% | 3,119 ha th | 5,852 ha th |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 ha th | 0 ha th | 0 ha th | 1 |
| 2000s | 1,879 ha th | 638.42 ha th | 3,119 ha th | 2 |
| 2010s | 6,786 ha th | 5,852 ha th | 7,504 ha th | 6 |
| 2020s | 9,211 ha th | 8,609 ha th | 9,917 ha th | 5 |
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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 forest area certified under an independently verified certification in Brazil?
- Forest area certified under an independently verified certification in Brazil was 9,917 ha th in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest forest area certified under an independently verified certification recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 9,917 ha th in 2024.
- What is the lowest forest area certified under an independently verified certification recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 ha th in 1990.
- How does Brazil rank for forest area certified under an independently verified certification?
- Brazil ranks 9th out of 266 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest area certified under an independently verified certification rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Forest area certified under an independently verified certification scheme (thousands of hectares). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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