Terrestrial protected areas in Brazil
Brazil: Terrestrial protected areas was 30.6 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
30.6
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
36th
of 213 countries
All-time high
30.6
in 2023
All-time low
26.4
in 2013
Years of data
13
2013–2025
Terrestrial protected areas in Brazil, 2013–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for terrestrial protected areas in Brazil is 30.6, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of 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.
Brazil ranks 36th of 213 countries on this measure, 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 | Value | 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% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 30.6 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 15.6, 2.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 30.6 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 17.7, 1.7× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 28.7 | 26.4 | 30.3 | 7 |
| 2020s | 30.45 | 30.3 | 30.6 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
More reference data data for Brazil
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 13.82 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 72.83 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 139.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 9.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 139.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 46.34 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 18.99 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 405.35 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 699.19 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 49.04 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is terrestrial protected areas in Brazil?
- Terrestrial protected areas in Brazil was 30.6 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Terrestrial protected areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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