Share of forest with a long-term management plan in Brazil
Brazil: Share of forest with a long-term management plan was 12.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of forest with a long-term management plan in Brazil, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 12.6% for share of forest with a long-term management plan in 2025. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of forest with a long-term management plan in Brazil peaked at 12.6% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2.2%, in 1990.
Brazil ranks 101st of 131 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Share of forest with a long-term management plan in Brazil, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.2% | — |
| 2000 | 3.7% | +68.5% |
| 2010 | 11.8% | +221.1% |
| 2015 | 12.5% | +5.7% |
| 2016 | 7.3% | -42.0% |
| 2017 | 7.3% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 8.2% | +12.7% |
| 2019 | 8.5% | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 12.6% | +48.4% |
| 2025 | 12.6% | +0.2% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 12.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 25.9%, 49% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 12.6% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 25.0%, 50% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.2% | 2.2% | 2.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 3.7% | 3.7% | 3.7% | 1 |
| 2010s | 9.3% | 7.3% | 12.5% | 6 |
| 2020s | 12.6% | 12.6% | 12.6% | 2 |
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 share of forest with a long-term management plan in Brazil?
- Share of forest with a long-term management plan in Brazil was 12.6% in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of forest with a long-term management plan recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 12.6% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of forest with a long-term management plan recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.2% in 1990.
- How does Brazil rank for share of forest with a long-term management plan?
- Brazil ranks 101st out of 131 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of forest with a long-term management plan rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. 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 – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of forest with a long-term management plan. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of forest area with a long-term management plan (%).