Chile vs Russia: Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas
Chile
23.9%
in 2025
Russia
23.4%
in 2025
Chile rank
71st
Russia rank
74th
Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas over time
- Chile
- Russia
How they compare
Chile currently reports 23.9% against 23.4% in Russia, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Russia ahead.
Chile ranks 71st and Russia ranks 74th of 197 countries.
Russia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Russia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.6% | 19.7% | 0.1% | Russia |
| 2010s | 20.5% | 21.6% | 1.2% | Russia |
| 2020s | 22.4% | 22.9% | 0.5% | Russia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas, Chile or Russia?
- Chile, at 23.9% against 23.4% in Russia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas between Chile and Russia?
- 0.5%, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Russia?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Chile and Russia rank globally for proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas?
- Chile ranks 71st and Russia ranks 74th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.