Chile vs Puerto Rico: Annual change in forest area
Chile
-4,884 hectares
in 2025
Puerto Rico
-5,210 hectares
in 2025
Chile rank
181st
Puerto Rico rank
184th
Annual change in forest area over time
- Chile
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
Chile currently reports -4,884 hectares against -5,210 hectares in Puerto Rico, a difference of 326 hectares.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Chile ahead.
Chile ranks 181st and Puerto Rico ranks 184th of 235 countries.
Chile has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Puerto Rico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 61,364 hectares | 12,532 hectares | 48,832 hectares | Chile |
| 2000s | 61,363 hectares | 6,860 hectares | 54,503 hectares | Chile |
| 2010s | 21,562 hectares | -1,790 hectares | 23,351 hectares | Chile |
| 2020s | -5,096 hectares | -5,211 hectares | 115.03 hectares | Chile |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in forest area, Chile or Puerto Rico?
- Chile, at -4,884 hectares against -5,210 hectares in Puerto Rico as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in forest area between Chile and Puerto Rico?
- 326 hectares, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Puerto Rico?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Chile and Puerto Rico rank globally for annual change in forest area?
- Chile ranks 181st and Puerto Rico ranks 184th 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.