Share of global forest area in Brazil
Brazil: Share of global forest area was 11.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of global forest area in Brazil, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of global forest area in Brazil is 11.7%, 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 of global forest area in Brazil peaked at 14.2% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 11.7%, 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.8% | 13.3% | 14.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.9% | 12.6% | 13.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.3% | 12.1% | 12.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.9% | 11.7% | 12.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
More environment data for Brazil
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 1,299 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 6.13 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 471.81 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 4.06 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 33.69 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 2.37 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 621.19 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.3941 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.7906 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 107.92 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of global forest area in Brazil?
- Share of global forest area in Brazil was 11.7% in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global forest area recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 14.2% in 1990.
- What is the lowest share of global forest area recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.7% in 2025.
- How does Brazil rank for share of global forest area?
- Brazil ranks 2nd out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of global forest area 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of global forest area represents the proportion of a country's forest area relative to the total global forest area.