Forestland — Area, per square kilometre in Brazil
Brazil: Forestland — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0589 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Forestland — Area, per square kilometre in Brazil, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, forestland — area, per square kilometre in Brazil stood at 0.0589 1000 ha per square kilometre. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forestland — area, per square kilometre in Brazil peaked at 0.074 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0589 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 2023.
That places Brazil 26th out of 191 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Forestland — Area, per square kilometre in Brazil, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.074 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.0733 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0726 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0719 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0712 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0705 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0698 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0692 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0685 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0678 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0671 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0667 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0662 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0658 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0654 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.065 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0645 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0641 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0637 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0632 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0628 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0626 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0624 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0621 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0619 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0617 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0614 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.061 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0607 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0604 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0601 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0597 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0593 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0589 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 0.0589 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.038 1000 ha per square kilometre, 1.6× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 0.0589 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0498 1000 ha per square kilometre, 1.2× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0709 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0678 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.074 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0652 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0632 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0671 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0617 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0604 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0628 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0595 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0589 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0601 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 23 Fiji 0.0617 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 24 Montenegro 0.0615 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 25 Zambia 0.0606 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 27 Seychelles 0.0586 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 28 Costa Rica 0.0584 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 29 Belize 0.0583 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
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 square kilometre in Brazil?
- Forestland — area, per square kilometre in Brazil was 0.0589 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forestland — area, per square kilometre recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 0.074 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1990.
- What is the lowest forestland — area, per square kilometre recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0589 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Brazil rank for forestland — area, per square kilometre?
- Brazil ranks 26th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is forestland — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.1%. 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Forestland — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Forestland — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Forestland — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.