In 2020, most of Brazil's land area was occupied by forests. A total of 3.72 million square kilometers were so classified, although the area covered by forests in the country has been decreasing since 2000. In the displayed period, forest cover in Brazil decreased by nearly eight percent.
Countryside vegetation is the second most predominant type of land in the South American country, with nearly 1.63 million square kilometers in 2020.
Total land area in Brazil between 2000 and 2020, by type
(in 1,000 square kilometers)
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Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics. (September 9, 2022). Total land area in Brazil between 2000 and 2020, by type (in 1,000 square kilometers) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 31, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1114317/land-area-use-brazil-type/
Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics. "Total land area in Brazil between 2000 and 2020, by type (in 1,000 square kilometers)." Chart. September 9, 2022. Statista. Accessed December 31, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1114317/land-area-use-brazil-type/
Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics. (2022). Total land area in Brazil between 2000 and 2020, by type (in 1,000 square kilometers). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 31, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1114317/land-area-use-brazil-type/
Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics. "Total Land Area in Brazil between 2000 and 2020, by Type (in 1,000 Square Kilometers)." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Sep 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1114317/land-area-use-brazil-type/
Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics, Total land area in Brazil between 2000 and 2020, by type (in 1,000 square kilometers) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1114317/land-area-use-brazil-type/ (last visited December 31, 2024)
Total land area in Brazil between 2000 and 2020, by type (in 1,000 square kilometers) [Graph], Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics, September 9, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1114317/land-area-use-brazil-type/
