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
Latest (2025)
9.21 million hectares
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
7th
of 185 countries
All-time high
9.94 million hectares
in 2015
All-time low
3.56 million hectares
in 1990
Years of data
36
1990–2025
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.
Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Brazil, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3.56 million hectares | — |
| 1991 | 3.57 million hectares | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 3.58 million hectares | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 3.59 million hectares | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 3.60 million hectares | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 3.61 million hectares | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 3.61 million hectares | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 3.62 million hectares | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 3.63 million hectares | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 3.64 million hectares | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 3.65 million hectares | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 4.02 million hectares | +10.1% |
| 2002 | 4.39 million hectares | +9.1% |
| 2003 | 4.76 million hectares | +8.4% |
| 2004 | 5.12 million hectares | +7.7% |
| 2005 | 5.49 million hectares | +7.2% |
| 2006 | 5.86 million hectares | +6.7% |
| 2007 | 6.23 million hectares | +6.3% |
| 2008 | 6.59 million hectares | +5.9% |
| 2009 | 6.96 million hectares | +5.6% |
| 2010 | 7.33 million hectares | +5.3% |
| 2011 | 7.85 million hectares | +7.1% |
| 2012 | 8.37 million hectares | +6.6% |
| 2013 | 8.89 million hectares | +6.2% |
| 2014 | 9.42 million hectares | +5.9% |
| 2015 | 9.94 million hectares | +5.5% |
| 2016 | 9.88 million hectares | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 9.81 million hectares | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 9.75 million hectares | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 9.69 million hectares | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 9.63 million hectares | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 9.54 million hectares | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 9.46 million hectares | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 9.38 million hectares | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 9.30 million hectares | -0.9% |
| 2025 | 9.21 million hectares | -0.9% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 9.21 million hectares is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 216,840 hectares, 42.5× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 9.21 million hectares is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 120,150 hectares, 76.7× the median. (25 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
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)
- 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (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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