Brazil vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Forest area (sq. km), per capita

Brazil
0.0233 sq. km per person
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
0.0049 sq. km per person
in 2023
Brazil rank
20th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
18th

Forest area (sq. km), per capita over time

  • Brazil
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
00.010.020.030.04199020062023

How they compare

Brazil currently reports 0.0233 sq. km per person against 0.0049 sq. km per person in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 0.0184 sq. km per person.

That makes Brazil's figure about 4.8 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Brazil has been ahead every year.

Brazil ranks 20th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 18th of 214 countries.

Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0357 sq. km per person 0.0117 sq. km per person 0.0241 sq. km per person Brazil
2000s 0.0291 sq. km per person 0.0086 sq. km per person 0.0205 sq. km per person Brazil
2010s 0.0251 sq. km per person 0.0064 sq. km per person 0.0188 sq. km per person Brazil
2020s 0.0236 sq. km per person 0.0051 sq. km per person 0.0184 sq. km per person Brazil

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest area (sq. km), per capita, Brazil or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Brazil, at 0.0233 sq. km per person against 0.0049 sq. km per person in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2023.
What is the difference in forest area (sq. km), per capita between Brazil and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
0.0184 sq. km per person, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Brazil and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for forest area (sq. km), per capita?
Brazil ranks 20th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 18th of 214 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Forest area (sq. km), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Forest area (sq. km), per capita
Unit
sq. km per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
262 places, 8,671 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

Forest area (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.