Forest land — Area in Brazil
Brazil: Forest land — Area was 486,087 1000 ha in 2025. ▼ Falling
Forest land — Area in Brazil, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 486,087 1000 ha for forest land — area in 2025. 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 land — area in Brazil peaked at 618,443 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 486,087 1000 ha, in 2025.
Brazil ranks 3rd of 231 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 592,468 1000 ha | 566,493 1000 ha | 618,443 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 544,686 1000 ha | 528,651 1000 ha | 560,720 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 515,754 1000 ha | 504,995 1000 ha | 525,087 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 494,227 1000 ha | 486,087 1000 ha | 502,367 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 1 OECD 1.12 million 1000 ha compare
- 2 Russian Federation 832,630 1000 ha compare
- 4 Canada 368,819 1000 ha compare
- 5 China 227,153 1000 ha compare
- 5 China, mainland 227,153 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Brazil
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 14.41 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 9,183 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 15,763 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 20.74 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 73.12 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 173,361 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 3.41 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 8,088 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 23.47 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 55,642 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — area in Brazil?
- Forest land — area in Brazil was 486,087 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — area recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 618,443 1000 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest land — area recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 486,087 1000 ha in 2025.
- How does Brazil rank for forest land — area?
- Brazil ranks 3rd out of 231 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forest land — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.