Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Brazil
Brazil: Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites was 46.15 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
46.15
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
120th
of 240 countries
All-time high
46.15
in 2024
All-time low
31.14
in 2000
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Brazil, 2000–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Brazil stood at 46.15. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Brazil peaked at 46.15 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 31.14, in 2000.
That places Brazil 120th out of 240 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Brazil, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 31.14 | — |
| 2001 | 32.39 | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 34.19 | +5.6% |
| 2003 | 34.78 | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 35.27 | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 36.07 | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 37.69 | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 38.31 | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 39.25 | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 39.79 | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 42.41 | +6.6% |
| 2011 | 42.64 | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 42.67 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 43.41 | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 43.84 | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 44.19 | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 44.77 | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 44.84 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 45.54 | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 45.59 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 45.92 | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 45.93 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 46.14 | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 46.14 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 46.15 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 46.15 | +0.0% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 46.15 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 42.81, 1.1× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 46.15 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 35.03, 1.3× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35.89 | 31.14 | 39.79 | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.99 | 42.41 | 45.59 | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.07 | 45.92 | 46.15 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 117 Madagascar 46.71 compare
- 118 Afghanistan 46.41 compare
- 119 New Zealand 46.31 compare
- 121 Zambia 46.14 compare
- 122 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 45.64 compare
- 123 East Timor 45.58 compare
More environment data for Brazil
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 1.26 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.9906 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 24.91 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Brazil?
- Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Brazil was 46.15 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest protected terrestrial biodiversity sites recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 46.15 in 2024.
- What is the lowest protected terrestrial biodiversity sites recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.14 in 2000.
- How does Brazil rank for protected terrestrial biodiversity sites?
- Brazil ranks 120th out of 240 countries with data for 2025.
- Is protected terrestrial biodiversity sites rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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