Planted Forest — Area in Brazil
Brazil: Planted Forest — Area was 9,214 1000 ha in 2025. ▲ Rising
Planted Forest — Area in Brazil, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 9,214 1000 ha for planted forest — area in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, planted forest — area in Brazil peaked at 9,938 1000 ha in 2015 and was at its lowest, 3,558 1000 ha, in 1990.
That places Brazil 8th out of 191 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 | 3,600 1000 ha | 3,558 1000 ha | 3,643 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,306 1000 ha | 3,652 1000 ha | 6,961 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 9,093 1000 ha | 7,328 1000 ha | 9,938 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 9,420 1000 ha | 9,214 1000 ha | 9,626 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
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 planted forest — area in Brazil?
- Planted forest — area in Brazil was 9,214 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest planted forest — area recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 9,938 1000 ha in 2015.
- What is the lowest planted forest — area recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,558 1000 ha in 1990.
- How does Brazil rank for planted forest — area?
- Brazil ranks 8th out of 191 countries with data for 2025.
- Is planted forest — area 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, published as part of Planted Forest — 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.