Protected areas — all countries

Protected areas — Brazil

Protected areas in Brazil in 2025 — 29.4%. Ranked 32 in the world out of 213. Since 2013, the indicator has risen by 10.5 pp.

2025 29.4% +0 pp vs 2024
World rank 32of 213
Period maximum 29.5%2023
Period minimum 18.9%2013

Trend over time

2013–2025 · % of territory

Protected areas — Brazil, 2013–20251520253020132015201720192021202320252013: 18.9%2014: 20.4%2015: 20.4%2016: 20.7%2017: 20.7%2018: 28.6%2019: 29.2%2020: 29.2%2021: 29.3%2022: 29.3%2023: 29.5%2024: 29.4%2025: 29.4%
Change over the period: +10.5 pp Annual average: 0.88 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Brazil

Brazil 29.4%
World 16.98%
Protected areas — Brazil, by year Brazil All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 29.4 +0 pp
2024 29.4 −0.1 pp
2023 29.5 +0.2 pp
2022 29.3 +0 pp
2021 29.3 +0.1 pp
2020 29.2 +0 pp
2019 29.2 +0.6 pp
2018 28.6 +7.9 pp
2017 20.7 +0 pp
2016 20.7 +0.3 pp
2015 20.4 +0 pp
2014 20.4 +1.5 pp
2013 18.9

About the indicator

The share of terrestrial and marine protected areas in the total area of a country: national parks, nature reserves, natural monuments, sanctuaries and other IUCN categories. The target set by the Kunming-Montreal framework is 30 percent of land and sea under protection by 2030.

Important: The aggregate is weighted by total area rather than land area: protected areas include marine waters as well.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.