Forest area in Brazil
Brazil: Forest area was 59.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Forest area in Brazil, 1990–2023
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in % of land area.
Analysis
In 2023, forest area in Brazil stood at 59.0%. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area in Brazil peaked at 70.5% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 59.0%, in 2023.
That places Brazil 29th out of 213 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Forest area in Brazil, year by year
| Year | % of land area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 70.5% | — |
| 1991 | 70.0% | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 69.6% | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 69.1% | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 68.6% | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 68.2% | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 67.7% | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 67.3% | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 66.8% | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 66.4% | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 65.9% | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 65.5% | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 65.0% | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 64.5% | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 64.0% | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 63.6% | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 63.1% | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 62.6% | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 62.2% | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 61.7% | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 61.2% | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 61.0% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 60.8% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 60.7% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 60.5% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 60.3% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 60.1% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 59.8% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 59.7% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 59.6% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 59.4% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 59.3% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 59.1% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 59.0% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 68.4% | 66.4% | 70.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 63.8% | 61.7% | 65.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.4% | 59.6% | 61.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.2% | 59.0% | 59.4% | 4 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Brazil
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 10.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0609 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 652.04 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.95 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1182 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 6.1% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 6.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 5.2% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area in Brazil?
- Forest area in Brazil was 59.0% in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest forest area recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 70.5% in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.0% in 2023.
- How does Brazil rank for forest area?
- Brazil ranks 29th out of 213 countries with data for 2023.
- Is forest area rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Forest area (% of land area). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Forest area (% of land area) is the share of total land area that is under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens.