Americas vs Brazil: Forestland — Area
Americas
1.62 million 1000 ha
in 2025
Brazil
486,087 1000 ha
in 2025
Americas rank
4th
Brazil rank
3rd
Forestland — Area over time
- Americas
- Brazil
How they compare
Americas currently reports 1.62 million 1000 ha against 486,087 1000 ha in Brazil, a difference of 1.14 million 1000 ha.
That makes Americas's figure about 3.3 times Brazil's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Americas has been ahead every year.
Americas ranks 4th and Brazil ranks 3rd of 31 groups.
Americas has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Americas | Brazil | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.77 million 1000 ha | 592,468 1000 ha | 1.17 million 1000 ha | Americas |
| 2000s | 1.70 million 1000 ha | 544,686 1000 ha | 1.16 million 1000 ha | Americas |
| 2010s | 1.67 million 1000 ha | 515,754 1000 ha | 1.15 million 1000 ha | Americas |
| 2020s | 1.64 million 1000 ha | 494,227 1000 ha | 1.14 million 1000 ha | Americas |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forestland — area, Americas or Brazil?
- Americas, at 1.62 million 1000 ha against 486,087 1000 ha in Brazil as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forestland — area between Americas and Brazil?
- 1.14 million 1000 ha, with Americas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and Brazil?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Americas and Brazil rank globally for forestland — area?
- Americas ranks 4th and Brazil ranks 3rd of 31 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Forestland — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Forests consists of CO2 emissions and removals corresponding to forest carbon stock changes (aboveground and belowground living biomass). Estimates are computed following the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 2006).