Primary Forest — Area in Brazil
Brazil: Primary Forest — Area was 224,502 1000 ha in 2025. ▼ Falling
Primary Forest — Area in Brazil, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2025, primary forest — area in Brazil stood at 224,502 1000 ha. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary forest — area in Brazil peaked at 262,106 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 224,502 1000 ha, in 2025.
Brazil ranks 4th of 182 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Primary Forest — Area in Brazil, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 262,106 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 260,972 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 259,837 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 258,702 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 257,567 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 256,432 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 255,297 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 254,162 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 253,027 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 251,892 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 250,757 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 249,343 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 247,928 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 246,514 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 245,100 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 243,685 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 242,271 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 240,856 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 239,442 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 238,028 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 236,613 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 235,981 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 235,349 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 234,718 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 234,086 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 233,454 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 232,427 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 231,400 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 230,373 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 229,346 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 228,319 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 227,556 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 226,792 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 226,029 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 225,265 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 224,502 1000 ha | -0.3% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 224,502 1000 ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 41.45 1000 ha, 5416.9× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 224,502 1000 ha is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 28.13 1000 ha, 7980.9× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 256,999 1000 ha | 251,892 1000 ha | 262,106 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 244,392 1000 ha | 238,028 1000 ha | 250,757 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 233,375 1000 ha | 229,346 1000 ha | 236,613 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 226,410 1000 ha | 224,502 1000 ha | 228,319 1000 ha | 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)
- 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 primary forest — area in Brazil?
- Primary forest — area in Brazil was 224,502 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest primary forest — area recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 262,106 1000 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest primary forest — area recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 224,502 1000 ha in 2025.
- How does Brazil rank for primary forest — area?
- Brazil ranks 4th out of 182 countries with data for 2025.
- Is primary forest — area rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. 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 Primary 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.