Chile vs New Zealand: Agriculture-driven deforestation

Chile

1,715 hectares

in 2024

New Zealand

1,383 hectares

in 2024

Chile rank

66th

New Zealand rank

69th

Agriculture-driven deforestation over time

Chile currently reports 1,715 hectares against 1,383 hectares in New Zealand, a difference of 332.25 hectares.

That makes Chile's figure about 1.2 times New Zealand's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2001 it was New Zealand ahead.

Chile ranks 66th and New Zealand ranks 69th of 187 countries.

Indicator: Agriculture-driven deforestation
Unit: hectares
Source: Global Forest Watch (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 187 places, 4,269 data points, 2001–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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