Chile vs France: Forest area
Chile
18.16 million hectares
in 2025
France
17.80 million hectares
in 2025
Chile rank
37th
France rank
38th
Forest area over time
- Chile
- France
How they compare
Chile currently reports 18.16 million hectares against 17.80 million hectares in France, a difference of 366,900 hectares.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Chile has been ahead every year.
Chile ranks 37th and France ranks 38th of 235 countries.
Chile has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.09 million hectares | 14.82 million hectares | 2.27 million hectares | Chile |
| 2000s | 17.70 million hectares | 15.80 million hectares | 1.90 million hectares | Chile |
| 2010s | 18.16 million hectares | 16.81 million hectares | 1.34 million hectares | Chile |
| 2020s | 18.17 million hectares | 17.57 million hectares | 602,617 hectares | Chile |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Chile or France?
- Chile, at 18.16 million hectares against 17.80 million hectares in France as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between Chile and France?
- 366,900 hectares, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and France?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Chile and France rank globally for forest area?
- Chile ranks 37th and France ranks 38th 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 Forest area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems.