Forest land — Share in Land area in Brazil
Brazil: Forest land — Share in Land area was 58.55 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Forest land — Share in Land area in Brazil, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, forest land — share in land area in Brazil stood at 58.55 %. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — share in land area in Brazil peaked at 73.99 % in 1990 and was at its lowest, 58.55 %, in 2024.
That places Brazil 39th out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 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 | 59.33 % | 58.55 % | 60.11 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 36 Zambia 60.5 % compare
- 37 Costa Rica 59.06 % compare
- 38 United States Virgin Islands 58.94 % compare
- 40 Seychelles 58.51 % compare
- 41 Belize 57.98 % compare
- 42 Malaysia 57.66 % 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 — share in land area in Brazil?
- Forest land — share in land area in Brazil was 58.55 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — share in land area recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 73.99 % in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest land — share in land area recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.55 % in 2024.
- How does Brazil rank for forest land — share in land area?
- Brazil ranks 39th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest land — share in land area rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.4%. 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 — Share in 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.