Brazil - Primary Forest Loss 2.87M
via World Bank DATA360 (Global Forest Watch) · updated 2026-10-15 · 211 economies tracked
Global rank
##3 of 211 economies
Share of global total
11.2%
Ranking Race — Primary Forest Loss
1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher
BrazilCanadaRussian FederationUnited StatesCongo, Dem. Rep.
Real annual global ranks, 2001 - 2025. Brazil climbed from #1 to #3 (overtook Canada). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.
Key events for Brazil ↓Key Events — Brazil
Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones
2002Emerging-market crisis curatedCurrency and debt fears peak ahead of the 2002 election.
2012Overtook Canada in global rank auto
2015Deep recession curatedGDP contracts for two consecutive years amid political turmoil.
2016Overtook United States in global rank auto
2020COVID-19 recession curatedPandemic and commodity shock hit output hard.
Primary Forest Loss, 2001-2025
via World Bank DATA360 (Global Forest Watch) · Hectares · linear scale · ranking in the race above
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