Share of land area that is protected in Brazil
Brazil: Share of land area that is protected was 30.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of land area that is protected in Brazil, 2013–2025
Source: Protected Planet WDPA and WD-OECM data, UNEP-WCMC and IUCN, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of total land area.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of land area that is protected 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, share of land area that is protected 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.
Share of land area that is protected 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% |
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 | 30.5% | 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 share of land area that is protected in Brazil?
- Share of land area that is protected in Brazil was 30.6% in 2025, according to Protected Planet WDPA and WD-OECM data, UNEP-WCMC and IUCN, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of land area that is protected recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 30.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of land area that is protected recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.4% in 2013.
- How does Brazil rank for share of land area that is protected?
- Brazil ranks 36th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of land area that is protected 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 WDPA and WD-OECM data, UNEP-WCMC and IUCN, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of land area that is protected. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Terrestrial protected areas are areas of at least 1,000 hectares that are designated by national authorities in order to preserve their ecosystem services and cultural values.