Forestland — Area, per capita in Brazil
Brazil: Forestland — Area, per capita was 0.0023 1000 ha per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Forestland — Area, per capita in Brazil, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forestland — area, per capita in Brazil is 0.0023 1000 ha per person, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forestland — area, per capita in Brazil peaked at 0.0041 1000 ha per person in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0023 1000 ha per person, in 2025.
That places Brazil 20th out of 191 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.
Forestland — Area, per capita in Brazil, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0041 1000 ha per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.004 1000 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0039 1000 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0038 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0037 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0036 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0036 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0035 1000 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0034 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0033 1000 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0032 1000 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0032 1000 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0031 1000 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 0.003 1000 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 0.003 1000 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0029 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0029 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0028 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0028 1000 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0028 1000 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0027 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0027 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0026 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0026 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0026 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0026 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0025 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0025 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0025 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0024 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0024 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0024 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0024 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0023 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0023 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2025 | 0.0023 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 0.0023 1000 ha per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0003 1000 ha per person, 6.8× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 0.0023 1000 ha per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0003 1000 ha per person, 8.0× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0037 1000 ha per person | 0.0033 1000 ha per person | 0.0041 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.003 1000 ha per person | 0.0028 1000 ha per person | 0.0032 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0026 1000 ha per person | 0.0024 1000 ha per person | 0.0027 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0023 1000 ha per person | 0.0023 1000 ha per person | 0.0024 1000 ha per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
More climate change data for Brazil
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 8.54 billion kg (2050)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forestland — area, per capita in Brazil?
- Forestland — area, per capita in Brazil was 0.0023 1000 ha per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forestland — area, per capita recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0041 1000 ha per person in 1990.
- What is the lowest forestland — area, per capita recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0023 1000 ha per person in 2025.
- How does Brazil rank for forestland — area, per capita?
- Brazil ranks 20th out of 191 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forestland — area, per capita rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Forestland — Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Forestland — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Forestland — Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Forestland — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Forestland — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.