Chile vs Spain: Forest land — Area
Forest land — Area over time
- Chile
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 19,133 1000 ha against 18,162 1000 ha in Chile, a difference of 971 1000 ha.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times Chile's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Chile ahead.
Chile ranks 39th and Spain ranks 36th of 231 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 1 and Spain in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17,087 1000 ha | 15,340 1000 ha | 1,747 1000 ha | Chile |
| 2000s | 17,701 1000 ha | 17,756 1000 ha | 55.73 1000 ha | Spain |
| 2010s | 18,157 1000 ha | 18,654 1000 ha | 496.66 1000 ha | Spain |
| 2020s | 18,174 1000 ha | 19,057 1000 ha | 883.3 1000 ha | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest land — area, Chile or Spain?
- Spain, at 19,133 1000 ha against 18,162 1000 ha in Chile as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest land — area between Chile and Spain?
- 971 1000 ha, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Spain?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Chile and Spain rank globally for forest land — area?
- Chile ranks 39th and Spain ranks 36th of 231 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Forest land — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.