Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass in Brazil
Brazil: Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass was 51,037 million t in 2025. ▼ Falling
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass in Brazil, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million t.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 51,037 million t for forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in Brazil peaked at 60,371 million t in 1990 and was at its lowest, 51,037 million t, in 2025.
That places Brazil 2nd out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass in Brazil, year by year
| Year | million t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 60,371 million t | — |
| 1991 | 59,960 million t | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 59,550 million t | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 59,139 million t | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 58,728 million t | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 58,318 million t | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 57,907 million t | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 57,496 million t | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 57,085 million t | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 56,675 million t | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 56,264 million t | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 55,994 million t | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 55,724 million t | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 55,454 million t | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 55,184 million t | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 54,914 million t | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 54,644 million t | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 54,374 million t | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 54,104 million t | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 53,835 million t | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 53,565 million t | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 53,488 million t | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 53,411 million t | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 53,334 million t | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 53,258 million t | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 53,181 million t | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 52,999 million t | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 52,817 million t | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 52,636 million t | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 52,454 million t | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 52,272 million t | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 52,025 million t | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 51,778 million t | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 51,531 million t | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 51,284 million t | -0.5% |
| 2025 | 51,037 million t | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 58,523 million t | 56,675 million t | 60,371 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 55,049 million t | 53,835 million t | 56,264 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 53,114 million t | 52,454 million t | 53,565 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 51,655 million t | 51,037 million t | 52,272 million t | 6 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 1 OECD 72,286 million t compare
- 3 Russian Federation 44,584 million t compare
- 4 Canada 20,007 million t compare
- 5 Australia and New Zealand 11,290 million t compare
More climate change data for Brazil
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 564,343 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 124,669 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 439,674 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 470.45 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 15,703 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 67,360 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 60,554 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 6,806 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 228.5 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 243.06 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in Brazil?
- Forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in Brazil was 51,037 million t in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — carbon stock in living biomass recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 60,371 million t in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest land — carbon stock in living biomass recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 51,037 million t in 2025.
- How does Brazil rank for forest land — carbon stock in living biomass?
- Brazil ranks 2nd out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest land — carbon stock in living biomass rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.