Amazon Rainforest Tourism Statistics

Brazil's Amazon Rainforest covers around 60% of the entire Amazon Basin, making it the largest and most biodiverse section of the forest. It is home to vast ecosystems, indigenous communities, and protected areas that play a crucial role in the global climate balance.

Over 400,000 tourists visit the Amazonas, known as the heart of Brazil’s Amazon, each year.

• Amazonas had 460,489 tourists in 2025, a 10.8% increase from the previous year.
• The region welcomed 624,744 tourists in 2019. However, due to the pandemic, this decreased to 343,530 tourists in 2020.
• The number rose slightly to 348,082 in 2021, showing only a slight 1.3% increase from the previous year.
• This upward trend persisted in 2023, with around 381,000 tourists, representing a 5% increase compared to 2022.
• The region recorded 415,590 tourists in 2024, crossing the 400,000 mark for the first time after the pandemic.

Note: Tourism data referenced reflects the state of Amazonas, which serves as the main gateway to the Brazilian Amazon Rainforest. Specific figures for the rainforest alone are not officially reported, but Amazonas state data provides the most accurate available approximation.

How many tourists visited the Amazon Rainforest in 2025?

• Amazonas received 460,489 tourists in 2025, a 10.8% increase compared to the previous year, but a 26.3% decline from the pre-pandemic level of 2019.

How many tourists visited the Amazon Rainforest in 2024?

• Amazonas welcomed 415,590 tourists in 2024, marking a 9.1% increase from the previous year.
• This figure remained 33.5% below the pre-pandemic level of 2019.

• The USA was the main source country for tourists visiting Amazonas in 2023, with 24.08% of total foreign visitors, followed by Germany (9.65%), Colombia (9.59%), Spain (6.53%) and France (approx 4.0%).

• January was the peak month for tourism in Amazonas, with 64,052 tourists, followed by June (60,302 tourists), February (58,296 tourists), July (57,036 tourists) and March (55,898 tourists) based on data from 2019.

• The Amazon Rainforest was officially named one of the New7Wonders of Nature in a global poll announced in 2011.
• The Central Amazon Conservation Complex is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.