Chile vs Eastern Africa: Primary Forest — Area

Chile
8,928 1000 ha
in 2025
Eastern Africa
8,583 1000 ha
in 2025
Chile rank
20th
Eastern Africa rank
22nd

Primary Forest — Area over time

  • Chile
  • Eastern Africa
02.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k12.5k199020072025

How they compare

Chile currently reports 8,928 1000 ha against 8,583 1000 ha in Eastern Africa, a difference of 345 1000 ha.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Eastern Africa ahead.

Chile ranks 20th and Eastern Africa ranks 22nd of 169 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 1 and Eastern Africa in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Chile Eastern Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 9,017 1000 ha 11,348 1000 ha 2,330 1000 ha Eastern Africa
2000s 8,980 1000 ha 10,622 1000 ha 1,642 1000 ha Eastern Africa
2010s 8,947 1000 ha 9,613 1000 ha 666.46 1000 ha Eastern Africa
2020s 8,931 1000 ha 8,818 1000 ha 113.13 1000 ha Chile

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary forest — area, Chile or Eastern Africa?
Chile, at 8,928 1000 ha against 8,583 1000 ha in Eastern Africa as of 2025.
What is the difference in primary forest — area between Chile and Eastern Africa?
345 1000 ha, with Chile ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Eastern Africa?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Chile and Eastern Africa rank globally for primary forest — area?
Chile ranks 20th and Eastern Africa ranks 22nd of 169 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Primary Forest — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Primary Forest — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
204 places, 7,156 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

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.