Share of forest area within protected areas in Brazil
Brazil: Share of forest area within protected areas was 9.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of forest area within protected areas in Brazil, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 9.1% for share of forest area within protected areas in 2025. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of forest area within protected areas in Brazil peaked at 9.1% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2.3%, in 1990.
Brazil ranks 142nd of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Share of forest area within protected areas in Brazil, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.3% | — |
| 2000 | 2.5% | +11.8% |
| 2010 | 7.6% | +196.9% |
| 2015 | 8.5% | +12.8% |
| 2016 | 28.9% | +238.4% |
| 2017 | 28.9% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 29.2% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 29.4% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 8.9% | -69.7% |
| 2025 | 9.1% | +2.4% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 9.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 21.0%, 44% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 9.1% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 19.9%, 46% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.3% | 2.3% | 2.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 2.5% | 2.5% | 2.5% | 1 |
| 2010s | 22.1% | 7.6% | 29.4% | 6 |
| 2020s | 9.0% | 8.9% | 9.1% | 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 area within protected areas in Brazil?
- Share of forest area within protected areas in Brazil was 9.1% 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 area within protected areas recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 9.1% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of forest area within protected areas recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.3% in 1990.
- How does Brazil rank for share of forest area within protected areas?
- Brazil ranks 142nd out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of forest area within protected areas rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.0%. 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 area within protected areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas (%).