Terrestrial and marine protected areas in Brazil
Brazil: Terrestrial and marine protected areas was 29.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Terrestrial and marine protected areas in Brazil, 2013–2025
Source: Protected Planet: The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) and World Database on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (WD-OECM), UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring. Measured in % of total territorial area.
Analysis
In 2025, terrestrial and marine protected areas in Brazil stood at 29.4%.
That represents a change of up 44.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, terrestrial and marine protected areas in Brazil peaked at 29.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 18.9%, in 2013.
That places Brazil 32nd out of 213 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Terrestrial and marine protected areas in Brazil, year by year
| Year | % of total territorial area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 18.9% | — |
| 2014 | 20.4% | +7.9% |
| 2015 | 20.4% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 20.7% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 20.7% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 28.6% | +38.2% |
| 2019 | 29.2% | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 29.2% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 29.3% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 29.3% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 29.5% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 29.4% | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 29.4% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 22.7% | 18.9% | 29.2% | 7 |
| 2020s | 29.3% | 29.2% | 29.5% | 6 |
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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 terrestrial and marine protected areas in Brazil?
- Terrestrial and marine protected areas in Brazil was 29.4% in 2025, according to Protected Planet: The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) and World Database on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (WD-OECM), UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring.
- What is the highest terrestrial and marine protected areas recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 29.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest terrestrial and marine protected areas recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.9% in 2013.
- How does Brazil rank for terrestrial and marine protected areas?
- Brazil ranks 32nd out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is terrestrial and marine protected areas rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from Protected Planet: The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) and World Database on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (WD-OECM), UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring, published as part of Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Terrestrial protected areas are totally or partially protected areas of at least 1,000 hectares that are designated by national authorities as scientific reserves with limited public access, national parks, natural monuments, nature reserves or wildlife sanctuaries, protected landscapes, and areas managed mainly for sustainable use. Marine protected areas are areas of intertidal or subtidal terrain--and overlying water and associated flora and fauna and historical and cultural features--that have been reserved by law or other effective means to protect part or all of the enclosed environment. Sites protected under local or provincial law are excluded.