Chile vs India: Primary Forest — Area

Chile
8,928 1000 ha
in 2025
India
11,904 1000 ha
in 2025
Chile rank
20th
India rank
17th

Primary Forest — Area over time

  • Chile
  • India
02.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k12.5k199020072025

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 20th and India ranks 17th of 169 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 20th and India ranks 17th 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.