Americas vs Brazil: Net Forest conversion — Area — FAO TIER 1

Americas
5,284 1000 ha
in 2025
Brazil
3,256 1000 ha
in 2025
Americas rank
3rd
Brazil rank
1st

Net Forest conversion — Area — FAO TIER 1 over time

  • Americas
  • Brazil
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How they compare

Americas currently reports 5,284 1000 ha against 3,256 1000 ha in Brazil, a difference of 2,028 1000 ha.

That makes Americas's figure about 1.6 times Brazil's.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Americas has been ahead every year.

Americas ranks 3rd and Brazil ranks 1st of 36 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 8,892 1000 ha 5,782 1000 ha 3,110 1000 ha Americas
2000s 6,165 1000 ha 4,116 1000 ha 2,049 1000 ha Americas
2010s 4,573 1000 ha 2,663 1000 ha 1,910 1000 ha Americas
2020s 5,213 1000 ha 3,151 1000 ha 2,062 1000 ha Americas

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net forest conversion — area — fao tier 1, Americas or Brazil?
Americas, at 5,284 1000 ha against 3,256 1000 ha in Brazil as of 2025.
What is the difference in net forest conversion — area — fao tier 1 between Americas and Brazil?
2,028 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 net forest conversion — area — fao tier 1?
Americas ranks 3rd and Brazil ranks 1st of 36 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Net Forest conversion — Area — FAO TIER 1. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Net Forest conversion — Area — FAO TIER 1
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
275 places, 9,600 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

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).