Share global forest in Brazil
Brazil: Share global forest was 11.74 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
11.74
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
2nd
of 235 countries
All-time high
14.24
in 1990
All-time low
11.74
in 2025
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Share global forest in Brazil, 1990–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share global forest in Brazil is 11.74, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share global forest in Brazil peaked at 14.24 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 11.74, in 2025.
That places Brazil 2nd out of 235 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Share global forest in Brazil, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 14.24 | — |
| 1991 | 14.14 | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 14.04 | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 13.94 | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 13.84 | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 13.74 | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 13.64 | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 13.54 | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 13.44 | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 13.34 | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 13.24 | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 13.16 | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 13.09 | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 13.02 | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 12.94 | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 12.87 | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 12.79 | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 12.72 | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 12.65 | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 12.57 | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 12.5 | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 12.47 | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 12.43 | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 12.4 | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 12.36 | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 12.33 | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 12.28 | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 12.22 | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 12.17 | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 12.11 | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 12.06 | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 12 | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 11.93 | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 11.87 | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 11.8 | -0.5% |
| 2025 | 11.74 | -0.5% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 11.74 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0554, 211.9× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 11.74 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0242, 486.1× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.79 | 13.34 | 14.24 | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.9 | 12.57 | 13.24 | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.33 | 12.11 | 12.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.9 | 11.74 | 12.06 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
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 share global forest in Brazil?
- Share global forest in Brazil was 11.74 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share global forest recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 14.24 in 1990.
- What is the lowest share global forest recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.74 in 2025.
- How does Brazil rank for share global forest?
- Brazil ranks 2nd out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share global forest rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share global forest. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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