Chile vs Niger: Annual change in forest area
Chile
-4,884 hectares
in 2025
Niger
-4,920 hectares
in 2025
Chile rank
181st
Niger rank
182nd
Annual change in forest area over time
- Chile
- Niger
How they compare
Chile currently reports -4,884 hectares against -4,920 hectares in Niger, a difference of 36 hectares.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Chile has been ahead every year.
Chile ranks 181st and Niger ranks 182nd of 235 countries.
Chile has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 61,364 hectares | -61,690 hectares | 123,054 hectares | Chile |
| 2000s | 61,363 hectares | -17,347 hectares | 78,710 hectares | Chile |
| 2010s | 21,562 hectares | -12,420 hectares | 33,982 hectares | Chile |
| 2020s | -5,096 hectares | -6,170 hectares | 1,074 hectares | Chile |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in forest area, Chile or Niger?
- Chile, at -4,884 hectares against -4,920 hectares in Niger as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in forest area between Chile and Niger?
- 36 hectares, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Niger?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Chile and Niger rank globally for annual change in forest area?
- Chile ranks 181st and Niger ranks 182nd of 235 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 change in forest area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.