Chile vs Gabon: Annual deforestation as a share of forest area
Chile
0.1%
in 2020
Gabon
0.0%
in 2020
Chile rank
62nd
Gabon rank
65th
Annual deforestation as a share of forest area over time
- Chile
- Gabon
How they compare
Chile currently reports 0.1% against 0.0% in Gabon, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Chile's figure about 1.3 times Gabon's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Chile has been ahead every year.
Chile ranks 62nd and Gabon ranks 65th of 105 countries.
Chile has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Gabon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Chile |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Chile |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Chile |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Chile |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual deforestation as a share of forest area, Chile or Gabon?
- Chile, at 0.1% against 0.0% in Gabon as of 2020.
- What is the difference in annual deforestation as a share of forest area between Chile and Gabon?
- 0.1%, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Gabon?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2020.
- How do Chile and Gabon rank globally for annual deforestation as a share of forest area?
- Chile ranks 62nd and Gabon ranks 65th of 105 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 deforestation as a share of forest area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual deforestation as share of forest area represents the yearly percentage of forest area lost due to deforestation relative to the total forest area.