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Forest area — Brazil

Forest area in Brazil in 2023 — 4,929,788 km². Ranked 2 in the world out of 213. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 16.3%.

2023 4.93M km² −0.25% vs 2022
World rank 2of 213
Period maximum 5.89M km²1990
Period minimum 4.93M km²2023

Trend over time

1990–2023 · km²

Forest area — Brazil, 1990–20234.75M5M5.25M5.5M5.75M6M1990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 5,888,980 km²1991: 5,851,171 km²1992: 5,813,361 km²1993: 5,775,552 km²1994: 5,737,742 km²1995: 5,699,933 km²1996: 5,662,124 km²1997: 5,624,314 km²1998: 5,586,505 km²1999: 5,548,695 km²2000: 5,510,886 km²2001: 5,471,378 km²2002: 5,431,870 km²2003: 5,392,362 km²2004: 5,352,854 km²2005: 5,313,347 km²2006: 5,273,839 km²2007: 5,234,331 km²2008: 5,194,823 km²2009: 5,155,315 km²2010: 5,115,807 km²2011: 5,100,415 km²2012: 5,085,023 km²2013: 5,069,632 km²2014: 5,054,240 km²2015: 5,038,850 km²2016: 5,020,820 km²2017: 5,000,920 km²2018: 4,990,510 km²2019: 4,977,990 km²2020: 4,966,196 km²2021: 4,953,910 km²2022: 4,941,960 km²2023: 4,929,788 km²
Change over the period: −959,192 (−16.29%) Average annual rate: -0.54 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Brazil

Brazil 4.93M km²
World 40.35M km²
Latin America & Caribbean 9.25M km²
South America computed 8.3M km²
Upper-middle-income countries computed 12.52M km²
Forest area — Brazil, by year Brazil All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 4.93M −12,172 −0.25%
2022 4.94M −11,950 −0.24%
2021 4.95M −12,286 −0.25%
2020 4.97M −11,794 −0.24%
2019 4.98M −12,520 −0.25%
2018 4.99M −10,410 −0.21%
2017 5M −19,900 −0.4%
2016 5.02M −18,030 −0.36%
2015 5.04M −15,390 −0.3%
2014 5.05M −15,392 −0.3%
2013 5.07M −15,392 −0.3%
2012 5.09M −15,392 −0.3%
2011 5.1M −15,392 −0.3%
2010 5.12M −39,508 −0.77%
2009 5.16M −39,508 −0.76%
2008 5.19M −39,508 −0.75%
2007 5.23M −39,508 −0.75%
2006 5.27M −39,508 −0.74%
2005 5.31M −39,508 −0.74%
2004 5.35M −39,508 −0.73%
2003 5.39M −39,508 −0.73%
2002 5.43M −39,508 −0.72%
2001 5.47M −39,508 −0.72%
2000 5.51M −37,809 −0.68%
1999 5.55M −37,809 −0.68%
1998 5.59M −37,809 −0.67%
1997 5.62M −37,809 −0.67%
1996 5.66M −37,809 −0.66%
1995 5.7M −37,809 −0.66%
1994 5.74M −37,809 −0.65%
1993 5.78M −37,809 −0.65%
1992 5.81M −37,809 −0.65%
1991 5.85M −37,809 −0.64%
1990 5.89M — —

South America, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

BR Brazil 4.93M PE Peru 718,119 CO Colombia 585,441 BO Bolivia 502,063 VE Venezuela 460,729 AR Argentina 282,462 CL Chile 185,794 GY Guyana 183,877 PY Paraguay 152,643 SR Suriname 151,596 EC Ecuador 123,050 UY Uruguay 20,940
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About the indicator

Land under natural and planted forest in square kilometers, as defined by the FAO. It shows where the world's forest resources are concentrated in absolute terms: a handful of countries hold more than half of the planet's forest, while the ranking by forest cover is led by entirely different countries.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.

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