Chile vs India: Primary Forest — Area
Primary Forest — Area over time
- Chile
- India
How they compare
India currently reports 11,904 1000 ha against 8,928 1000 ha in Chile, a difference of 2,976 1000 ha.
That makes India's figure about 1.3 times Chile's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.
Chile ranks 21st and India ranks 18th of 182 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9,017 1000 ha | 11,517 1000 ha | 2,500 1000 ha | India |
| 2000s | 8,980 1000 ha | 12,009 1000 ha | 3,029 1000 ha | India |
| 2010s | 8,947 1000 ha | 12,232 1000 ha | 3,286 1000 ha | India |
| 2020s | 8,931 1000 ha | 11,881 1000 ha | 2,950 1000 ha | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary forest — area, Chile or India?
- India, at 11,904 1000 ha against 8,928 1000 ha in Chile as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary forest — area between Chile and India?
- 2,976 1000 ha, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and India?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Chile and India rank globally for primary forest — area?
- Chile ranks 21st and India ranks 18th of 182 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
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.