Forest area (sq. km), per capita in Brazil
Brazil: Forest area (sq. km), per capita was 0.0233 sq. km per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Forest area (sq. km), per capita in Brazil, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest area (sq. km), per capita in Brazil is 0.0233 sq. km per person, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area (sq. km), per capita in Brazil peaked at 0.0395 sq. km per person in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0233 sq. km per person, in 2023.
That places Brazil 20th out of 214 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Forest area (sq. km), per capita in Brazil, year by year
| Year | sq. km per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0395 sq. km per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0386 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0377 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0368 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 1994 | 0.036 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0352 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0345 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0337 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 0.033 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0323 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0317 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 0.031 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0304 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0299 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0293 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0288 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0283 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0278 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0273 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0268 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0264 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0261 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0258 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0255 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0253 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.025 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0247 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0244 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0242 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.024 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0238 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0236 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0235 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0233 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 0.0233 sq. km per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0028 sq. km per person, 8.4× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 0.0233 sq. km per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0029 sq. km per person, 8.1× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0357 sq. km per person | 0.0323 sq. km per person | 0.0395 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0291 sq. km per person | 0.0268 sq. km per person | 0.0317 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0251 sq. km per person | 0.024 sq. km per person | 0.0264 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0236 sq. km per person | 0.0233 sq. km per person | 0.0238 sq. km per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
More agriculture & rural data for Brazil
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.6576 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.2918 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 1.12 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 1.28 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area (sq. km), per capita in Brazil?
- Forest area (sq. km), per capita in Brazil was 0.0233 sq. km per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0395 sq. km per person in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0233 sq. km per person in 2023.
- How does Brazil rank for forest area (sq. km), per capita?
- Brazil ranks 20th out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is forest area (sq. km), per capita rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Forest area (sq. km), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
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.
Forest area (sq. km) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Forest area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
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.