Land use hidden — Naturally regenerating forest in Brazil
Brazil: Land use hidden — Naturally regenerating forest was 4.81 million Square kilometres in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land use hidden — Naturally regenerating forest in Brazil, 1990–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
In 2023, land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest in Brazil stood at 4.81 million Square kilometres. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest in Brazil peaked at 5.85 million Square kilometres in 1990 and was at its lowest, 4.81 million Square kilometres, in 2023.
Brazil ranks 3rd of 189 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Naturally regenerating forest in Brazil, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5.85 million Square kilometres | — |
| 1991 | 5.82 million Square kilometres | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 5.78 million Square kilometres | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 5.74 million Square kilometres | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 5.70 million Square kilometres | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 5.66 million Square kilometres | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 5.63 million Square kilometres | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 5.59 million Square kilometres | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 5.55 million Square kilometres | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 5.51 million Square kilometres | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 5.47 million Square kilometres | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 5.43 million Square kilometres | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 5.39 million Square kilometres | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 5.34 million Square kilometres | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 5.30 million Square kilometres | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 5.26 million Square kilometres | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 5.22 million Square kilometres | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 5.17 million Square kilometres | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 5.13 million Square kilometres | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 5.09 million Square kilometres | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 5.04 million Square kilometres | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 5.02 million Square kilometres | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 5.00 million Square kilometres | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 4.98 million Square kilometres | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 4.96 million Square kilometres | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 4.94 million Square kilometres | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 4.92 million Square kilometres | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 4.90 million Square kilometres | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 4.89 million Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 4.87 million Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 4.85 million Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 4.84 million Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 4.82 million Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 4.81 million Square kilometres | -0.3% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 4.81 million Square kilometres is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 27,299 Square kilometres, 176.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 4.81 million Square kilometres is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 23,319 Square kilometres, 206.1× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.68 million Square kilometres | 5.51 million Square kilometres | 5.85 million Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.28 million Square kilometres | 5.09 million Square kilometres | 5.47 million Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.95 million Square kilometres | 4.87 million Square kilometres | 5.04 million Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.83 million Square kilometres | 4.81 million Square kilometres | 4.85 million Square kilometres | 4 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 1 OECD 9.77 million Square kilometres compare
- 1 Democratic Republic of the Congo 1.23 million Square kilometres compare
- 1 Ethiopia 155,074 Square kilometres compare
- 2 Türkiye 219,565 Square kilometres compare
- 2 Madagascar 120,782 Square kilometres compare
- 2 Russia 7.96 million Square kilometres compare
- 3 Viet Nam 103,510 Square kilometres compare
- 4 Canada 3.27 million Square kilometres compare
- 4 Latvia 29,396 Square kilometres compare
- 4 Equatorial Guinea 22,984 Square kilometres compare
- 5 Estonia 22,227 Square kilometres compare
- 5 United States 2.82 million Square kilometres compare
- 5 Croatia 18,827 Square kilometres compare
- 6 Poland 20,540 Square kilometres compare
- 6 China 1.38 million Square kilometres compare
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 land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest in Brazil?
- Land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest in Brazil was 4.81 million Square kilometres in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 5.85 million Square kilometres in 1990.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.81 million Square kilometres in 2023.
- How does Brazil rank for land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest?
- Brazil ranks 3rd out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Land use hidden — Naturally regenerating forest. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Land resources are one of the four components of the natural environment: water, air, land and living resources. In this context land is both: a physical "milieu" necessary for the development of natural vegetation as well as cultivated vegetation; a resource for human activities. The data presented here give information concerning land use state and changes (e.g. agricultural land, forest land). Data source(s): Food and Agriculture Organization of the U.N., (FAOSTAT) Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: June 3, 2024 Database documentation Countries metadata