Environment in Brazil

3,887 indicators covering environment for Brazil.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Agriculture area certified organic — Area 1,023 1000 ha 2024 up 9.8% 11th
Oriented strand board (OSB) — Export quantity 185,005 m3 2024 up 168.0% 13th
Oriented strand board (OSB) — Export value 44,302 1000 USD 2024 up 139.7% 17th
Printing and writing papers, uncoated, woodfree — Production 1.84 million t 2024 down 12.5% 5th
Credit to Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing — Value Standard Local 54,586 million SLC 2024 up 101.4% 45th
Credit to Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing — Value Standard Local 30,993 million SLC 2024 up 6.3% 43rd
Credit to Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing — Agriculture orientation 0.4463 2024 up 6.3% 65th
Bagasse — Energy consumption 704,208 TJ 2024 up 20.3% 1st
Cartonboard — Production 770,000 t 2024 up 6.9% 14th
Wrapping papers — Production 556,000 t 2024 down 10.0% 9th
Roundwood, coniferous — Import quantity 39 m3 2024 up 1,850.0% 188th
Roundwood, coniferous — Import value 1 1000 USD 2024 down 80.0% 209th
Roundwood, coniferous — Export quantity 48,547 m3 2024 down 6.8% 41st
Roundwood, coniferous — Export value 3,441 1000 USD 2024 down 17.3% 43rd
Roundwood, non-coniferous — Import quantity 19,010 m3 2024 up 70.7% 61st
Roundwood, non-coniferous — Import value 1,066 1000 USD 2024 up 32.3% 85th
Roundwood, non-coniferous — Export quantity 1.47 million m3 2024 up 648.1% 7th
Roundwood, non-coniferous — Export value 151,990 1000 USD 2024 up 147.5% 10th
15.1.1 Forest area — Value 486,087 1000 ha 2025 down 5.7% 2nd
15.1.1 Forest area as a proportion of total land area — Value 58.16 % 2025 down 5.7% 36th
15.1.1 Land area — Value 835,814 1000 ha 2025 unchanged 4th
15.2.1 Above-ground biomass in forest — Value 172.43 t/ha 2025 up 1.9% 51st
15.2.1 Proportion of forest area within legally established protected 9.14 % 2025 up 7.0% 117th
Freshwater Fish — Other uses 0 1000 t 2023 — 6th
Share of global plastic waste imports 0.0% 2024 down 100.0% 168th
Plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports 0 kilograms 2024 down 100.0% 168th
Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services, by 55.0% 2024 up 21.7% 89th
Drinking water usage in urban areas 0 people 2024 down 100.0% 84th
Pulpwood, round and split, coniferous (production) — Production 16.28 million m3 2024 up 27.6% 6th
Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water 88.6% 2024 up 9.1% 78th
Population using at least basic drinking-water services 100.0% 2024 up 14.6% 1st
Watermelons — Producer Price Index 368.44 2025 up 268.6% 7th
Population using at least basic sanitation services 67.0% 2024 up 23.1% 119th
Insecticides (excl. Haz. pest.) — Export quantity 5,471 t 2024 up 5.9% 23rd
Insecticides (excl. Haz. pest.) — Export value 80,452 1000 USD 2024 down 22.3% 18th
Proportion of population using basic drinking water services, by 100.0% 2024 up 2.6% 1st
Proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location 92.4% 2024 up 8.8% 138th
People using improved drinking water sources 2.69 people 2024 down 100.0% 178th
Others (adjustment) — Forest products (export/import) — Import Value -17,009 1000 USD 2018 down 39.4% 122nd
Others (adjustment) — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint 83,642 t 2018 down 30.1% 7th
Others (adjustment) — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint -2,654 1000 USD 2018 down 106.5% 106th
Total FAO — Forest products (export/import) — Import Value 864,411 1000 USD 2018 down 43.9% 50th
Total FAO — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import 524,567 t 2018 down 30.6% 44th
Total FAO — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import Value 588,002 1000 USD 2018 down 30.0% 39th
Potassium chloride (muriate of potash) (MOP) — Export quantity 54,278 t 2024 up 104.0% 16th
Potassium chloride (muriate of potash) (MOP) — Export value 21,796 1000 USD 2024 up 94.3% 15th
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 29 - National wealth 562.12 US dollar 2018 up 10.7% 3rd
Disinfectants, etc (excl. Haz. pest.) — Export quantity 16,950 t 2024 up 246.2% 18th
Disinfectants, etc (excl. Haz. pest.) — Export value 44,146 1000 USD 2024 up 166.6% 21st
Printing and writing papers, coated — Production 266,000 t 2024 down 22.9% 15th
Total FAO — Forest products (export/import) — Export Value 12.18 million 1000 USD 2018 up 53.9% 7th
Others (adjustment) — Forest products (export/import) — Export Value -243,070 1000 USD 2018 down 0.4% 154th
Other papers mainly for packaging — Production 338,000 t 2024 down 26.0% 8th
Drinking water services 2.58 million people 2016 up 23.4% 13th
Medium/high density fibreboard (MDF/HDF) — Production 6.40 million m3 2024 up 44.4% 5th
Wood chips and particles — Production 13.62 million m3 2024 up 98.0% 7th
Total FAO — Plywood — Import Quantity 1,797 m3 2018 down 55.1% 127th
Total FAO — Plywood — Import Value 2,193 1000 USD 2018 down 27.0% 123rd
Insecticides — Import value 197,632 1000 USD 2006 up 487.1% 2nd
Others (adjustment) — Plywood — Import Quantity 412 m3 2018 down 79.1% 96th