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.

Individual pages

Forest area in Chile
Forest area in France
Full country ranking

About this data

Indicator: Forest area
Unit: hectares
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 235 places, 8,460 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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.