Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita in Brazil
Brazil: Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita was 0 hectares per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita in Brazil, 2001–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita in Brazil is 0 hectares per person, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 5.6% on the previous year and down 53.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita in Brazil peaked at 0.0001 hectares per person in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0 hectares per person, in 2021.
That places Brazil 53rd out of 176 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita in Brazil, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0 hectares per person | — |
| 2002 | 0.0001 hectares per person | +14.8% |
| 2003 | 0 hectares per person | -26.0% |
| 2004 | 0 hectares per person | +16.0% |
| 2005 | 0 hectares per person | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 0 hectares per person | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0001 hectares per person | +22.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0001 hectares per person | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 0 hectares per person | -12.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0001 hectares per person | +14.7% |
| 2011 | 0 hectares per person | -15.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0001 hectares per person | +56.8% |
| 2013 | 0 hectares per person | -27.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0001 hectares per person | +20.4% |
| 2015 | 0 hectares per person | -41.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0001 hectares per person | +50.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0001 hectares per person | +18.0% |
| 2018 | 0 hectares per person | -47.9% |
| 2019 | 0 hectares per person | -16.3% |
| 2020 | 0 hectares per person | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 0 hectares per person | -6.8% |
| 2022 | 0 hectares per person | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 0 hectares per person | +8.3% |
| 2024 | 0 hectares per person | -5.6% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 0 hectares per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0 hectares per person, 1.9× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 0 hectares per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0 hectares per person, 1.2× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 0.0001 hectares per person | 9 |
| 2010s | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 0.0001 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 50 Eswatini 0 hectares per person compare
- 51 Lithuania 0 hectares per person compare
- 52 South Korea 0 hectares per person compare
- 54 Liechtenstein 0 hectares per person compare
- 55 Dominican Republic 0 hectares per person compare
- 56 China 0 hectares per person compare
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 tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita in Brazil?
- Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita in Brazil was 0 hectares per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0001 hectares per person in 2012.
- What is the lowest tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 hectares per person in 2021.
- How does Brazil rank for tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita?
- Brazil ranks 53rd out of 176 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 53.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Tree cover loss by dominant driver divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Tree cover loss by dominant driver ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Tree cover loss by dominant driver Global Forest Watch (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Tree cover loss by dominant driver divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.