Chile vs New Zealand: Share of global annual deforestation
Chile
0.1%
in 2020
New Zealand
0.1%
in 2020
Chile rank
37th
New Zealand rank
39th
Share of global annual deforestation over time
- Chile
- New Zealand
How they compare
Chile currently reports 0.1% against 0.1% in New Zealand, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Chile's figure about 1.1 times New Zealand's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 1990 it was New Zealand ahead.
Chile ranks 37th and New Zealand ranks 39th of 112 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 2 and New Zealand in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Chile |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Chile |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global annual deforestation, Chile or New Zealand?
- Chile, at 0.1% against 0.1% in New Zealand as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of global annual deforestation between Chile and New Zealand?
- 0.0%, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and New Zealand?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2020.
- How do Chile and New Zealand rank globally for share of global annual deforestation?
- Chile ranks 37th and New Zealand ranks 39th of 112 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global annual deforestation. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of global deforestation represents the proportion of a country's deforestation relative to the total global deforestation.