| BRAZIL STATISTICS |
| Land area: 8,456,510 km2
|
Area of forest: 4,435,621.8
km2 |
% Land area forested:
52.5 |
| Forest
Type |
Area Protected
(km2) in IUCN Categories I-VI: |
Total
Forest (km2) |
Total
Protected (km2) |
% Protected |
| Ia |
Ib |
II |
III |
IV |
V |
VI |
| Temperate and Boreal |
| 1 Evergreen needleleaf
forest |
31.8 |
|
532.2 |
|
0.0 |
|
|
5681.5 |
564.0 |
9.9 |
| 3 Mixed broadleaf/needleleaf
forest |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.3 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| 4 Broadleaf evergreen
forest |
137.2 |
|
1241.7 |
84.7 |
49.9 |
|
11.3 |
23341.0 |
1524.8 |
6.5 |
| 5 Deciduous broadleaf
forest |
|
|
1.2 |
|
|
|
|
3.8 |
1.2 |
33.3 |
| 8 Disturbed natural forest |
|
|
0.4 |
|
|
|
0.5 |
4.0 |
0.9 |
23.2 |
| 9 Sparse trees and parkland |
|
|
62.3 |
|
|
|
0.5 |
20560.0 |
62.8 |
0.3 |
| Tropical |
| 14 Lowland evergreen broadleaf
rain forest |
41027.2 |
|
56338.6 |
1285.5 |
164.6 |
|
89579.0 |
2272969.3 |
188394.9 |
8.3 |
| 15 Lower montane forest |
|
|
|
|
0.0 |
|
|
163.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| 16 Upper montane forest |
511.4 |
|
7804.3 |
821.7 |
|
|
11537.4 |
54462.0 |
20674.8 |
38.0 |
| 17 Freshwater swamp forest |
|
|
409.6 |
|
|
|
10218.7 |
63582.8 |
10628.3 |
16.7 |
| 18 Semi-evergreen moist
broadleaf forest |
4427.1 |
|
4099.8 |
|
706.4 |
|
10374.4 |
543233.8 |
19607.6 |
3.6 |
| 20 Needleleaf forest |
|
|
80.8 |
|
|
|
|
384.3 |
80.8 |
21.0 |
| 21 Mangrove |
1101.9 |
|
1268.1 |
|
8.8 |
|
1.9 |
23110.5 |
2380.6 |
10.3 |
| 22 Disturbed natural forest |
|
|
0.6 |
|
|
|
|
21.5 |
0.6 |
2.8 |
| 23 Deciduous/semi-deciduous
broadleaf forest |
|
|
1419.9 |
|
686.6 |
|
374.2 |
73913.8 |
2480.7 |
3.4 |
| 24 Sclerophyllous dry
forest |
|
|
0.0 |
|
|
|
|
6.3 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
| 26 Sparse trees and parkland |
4061.6 |
|
17933.0 |
0.0 |
252.4 |
|
750.3 |
1354184.3 |
22997.3 |
1.7 |
| Total |
51298.2 |
0.0 |
91192.6 |
2191.9 |
1868.7 |
0.0 |
122848.2 |
4435621.8 |
269399.5 |
6.1 |