Brazil vs World: Net Forest conversion — Area — FAO TIER 1
Brazil
3,256 1000 ha
in 2025
World
9,647 1000 ha
in 2025
Brazil rank
1st
World rank
1st
Net Forest conversion — Area — FAO TIER 1 over time
- Brazil
- World
How they compare
World currently reports 9,647 1000 ha against 3,256 1000 ha in Brazil, a difference of 6,391 1000 ha.
That makes World's figure about 3.0 times Brazil's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, World has been ahead every year.
Brazil ranks 1st and World ranks 1st of 239 countries.
World has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5,782 1000 ha | 16,053 1000 ha | 10,272 1000 ha | World |
| 2000s | 4,116 1000 ha | 11,287 1000 ha | 7,171 1000 ha | World |
| 2010s | 2,663 1000 ha | 9,848 1000 ha | 7,185 1000 ha | World |
| 2020s | 3,151 1000 ha | 9,615 1000 ha | 6,464 1000 ha | World |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher net forest conversion — area — fao tier 1, Brazil or World?
- World, at 9,647 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 Brazil and World?
- 6,391 1000 ha, with World ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and World?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and World rank globally for net forest conversion — area — fao tier 1?
- Brazil ranks 1st and World ranks 1st of 239 countries.
- 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
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).