Brazil vs OECD: Net Forest conversion — Area
Brazil
3,256 1000 ha
in 2025
OECD
757.39 1000 ha
in 2025
Brazil rank
1st
OECD rank
2nd
Net Forest conversion — Area over time
- Brazil
- OECD
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 3,256 1000 ha against 757.39 1000 ha in OECD, a difference of 2,499 1000 ha.
That makes Brazil's figure about 4.3 times OECD's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Brazil has been ahead every year.
Brazil ranks 1st and OECD ranks 2nd of 243 countries.
Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | OECD | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5,782 1000 ha | 1,469 1000 ha | 4,312 1000 ha | Brazil |
| 2000s | 4,116 1000 ha | 790.47 1000 ha | 3,326 1000 ha | Brazil |
| 2010s | 2,663 1000 ha | 663.72 1000 ha | 2,000 1000 ha | Brazil |
| 2020s | 3,151 1000 ha | 803.26 1000 ha | 2,348 1000 ha | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher net forest conversion — area, Brazil or OECD?
- Brazil, at 3,256 1000 ha against 757.39 1000 ha in OECD as of 2025.
- What is the difference in net forest conversion — area between Brazil and OECD?
- 2,499 1000 ha, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and OECD?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and OECD rank globally for net forest conversion — area?
- Brazil ranks 1st and OECD ranks 2nd of 243 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Net Forest conversion — 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).