The Southeast Region had an increase in planted area in 2021, with an increase of 30.7 thousand hectares (0.9%). According to the IBGE survey, called “Production of Vegetal Extraction and Silviculture (PEVS) – 2021”, there was a reduction of 1.4% in areas with planted forests in the country. This means a decrease of 138.9 thousand hectares. According to the PEVS, the total area of ​​forestry is 9.5 million hectares, of which 7.3 million, or 76.9%, are eucalyptus.

The South Region, where 31.9% of the areas of forests planted with pine and eucalyptus are located in the country, had a reduction of 2.7%. Together, eucalyptus and pine were responsible for covering 96.0% of cultivated areas with commercially planted forests in the country in 2021.

According to data from the Department of Foreign Trade (SECEX), of the Ministry of Economy, pulp ranked ninth in the country’s total exports in 2021 (2.4%). Brazil is the world’s largest exporter of pulp, with 16.2 million tons in 2021.