Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Brazil
Brazil: Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted was 9.21 million hectares in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Brazil, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 9.21 million hectares for forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in 2025.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Brazil peaked at 9.94 million hectares in 2015 and was at its lowest, 3.56 million hectares, in 1990.
That places Brazil 7th out of 185 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.60 million hectares | 3.56 million hectares | 3.64 million hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.31 million hectares | 3.65 million hectares | 6.96 million hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.09 million hectares | 7.33 million hectares | 9.94 million hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.42 million hectares | 9.21 million hectares | 9.63 million hectares | 6 |
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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 forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Brazil?
- Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Brazil was 9.21 million hectares in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 9.94 million hectares in 2015.
- What is the lowest forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.56 million hectares in 1990.
- How does Brazil rank for forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted?
- Brazil ranks 7th out of 185 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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