Terrestrial protected areas in Brazil
Brazil: Terrestrial protected areas was 30.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Terrestrial 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 land area.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 30.6% for terrestrial protected areas in 2025. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, terrestrial protected areas in Brazil peaked at 30.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 26.4%, in 2013.
That places Brazil 36th 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 protected areas in Brazil, year by year
| Year | % of total land area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 26.4% | — |
| 2014 | 28.5% | +8.0% |
| 2015 | 28.5% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 28.9% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 28.9% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 29.4% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 30.3% | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 30.3% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 30.3% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 30.3% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 30.6% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 30.6% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 30.6% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 28.7% | 26.4% | 30.3% | 7 |
| 2020s | 30.5% | 30.3% | 30.6% | 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 protected areas in Brazil?
- Terrestrial protected areas in Brazil was 30.6% 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 protected areas recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 30.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest terrestrial protected areas recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.4% in 2013.
- How does Brazil rank for terrestrial protected areas?
- Brazil ranks 36th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is terrestrial protected areas rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.4%. 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 protected areas (% of total land 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 areas, unclassified areas, littoral (intertidal) areas, and sites protected under local or provincial law are excluded.