Tree Cover Loss in Brazil
Brazil: Tree Cover Loss was 2.87 million hectares in 2025. ▲ Rising
Tree Cover Loss in Brazil, 2001–2025
Source: Global Forest Watch. Tree Cover Loss (Hansen/UMD/Google/USGS/NASA). Measured in hectares.
Analysis
In 2025, tree cover loss in Brazil stood at 2.87 million hectares.
That represents a change of down 34.7% on the previous year and up 29.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tree cover loss in Brazil peaked at 5.38 million hectares in 2016 and was at its lowest, 1.82 million hectares, in 2009.
That places Brazil 3rd out of 189 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.96 million hectares | 1.82 million hectares | 3.85 million hectares | 9 |
| 2010s | 2.99 million hectares | 1.92 million hectares | 5.38 million hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.28 million hectares | 2.81 million hectares | 4.39 million hectares | 6 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Brazil
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 138.76 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 6.1% (2025)
- Rural population 25.16 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -2.0% (2025)
- Rural population 11.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 5.2% (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 6.09 (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 6.09 (2025)
- Land under cereal production 27.78 million hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tree cover loss in Brazil?
- Tree cover loss in Brazil was 2.87 million hectares in 2025, according to Global Forest Watch. Tree Cover Loss (Hansen/UMD/Google/USGS/NASA).
- What is the highest tree cover loss recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 5.38 million hectares in 2016.
- What is the lowest tree cover loss recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.82 million hectares in 2009.
- How does Brazil rank for tree cover loss?
- Brazil ranks 3rd out of 189 countries with data for 2025.
- Is tree cover loss rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from Global Forest Watch. Tree Cover Loss (Hansen/UMD/Google/USGS/NASA), published as part of Tree Cover Loss (hectares). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Shows year-by-year tree cover loss, defined as stand level replacement of vegetation greater than 5 meters, within the selected area. The tree cover loss data set is a collaboration of the University of Maryland, Google, USGS, and NASA, and uses Landsat satellite images to map annual tree cover loss at a 30 × 30 meter resolution. Note that “tree cover loss” is not the same as “deforestation” – tree cover loss includes change in both natural and planted forest, and does not need to be human caused. The data from 2011 onward were produced with an updated methodology that may capture additional loss. Comparisons between the original 2001-2010 data and future years should be performed with caution.