Chile vs Estonia: Annual afforestation
Chile
1,040 hectares per year
in 2020
Estonia
970 hectares per year
in 2020
Chile rank
44th
Estonia rank
46th
Annual afforestation over time
- Chile
- Estonia
How they compare
Chile currently reports 1,040 hectares per year against 970 hectares per year in Estonia, a difference of 70 hectares per year.
That makes Chile's figure about 1.1 times Estonia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Chile ahead.
Chile ranks 44th and Estonia ranks 46th of 106 countries.
Chile has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Estonia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 63,610 hectares per year | 630 hectares per year | 62,980 hectares per year | Chile |
| 2000s | 53,240 hectares per year | 2,480 hectares per year | 50,760 hectares per year | Chile |
| 2010s | 6,685 hectares per year | 5,760 hectares per year | 925 hectares per year | Chile |
| 2020s | 1,040 hectares per year | 970 hectares per year | 70 hectares per year | Chile |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual afforestation, Chile or Estonia?
- Chile, at 1,040 hectares per year against 970 hectares per year in Estonia as of 2020.
- What is the difference in annual afforestation between Chile and Estonia?
- 70 hectares per year, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Estonia?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2020.
- How do Chile and Estonia rank globally for annual afforestation?
- Chile ranks 44th and Estonia ranks 46th of 106 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual afforestation. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Afforestation is the establishment of forest through planting and/or deliberate seeding on land that, until then, was not classified as forest.