Chile vs France: Share of global forest area
Chile
0.4%
in 2025
France
0.4%
in 2025
Chile rank
37th
France rank
38th
Share of global forest area over time
- Chile
- France
How they compare
Chile currently reports 0.4% against 0.4% in France, a difference of 0.0%.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Chile has been ahead every year.
Chile ranks 37th and France ranks 38th of 235 countries.
Chile has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Chile |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.0% | Chile |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.0% | Chile |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.0% | Chile |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global forest area, Chile or France?
- Chile, at 0.4% against 0.4% in France as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of global forest area between Chile and France?
- 0.0%, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and France?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Chile and France rank globally for share of global forest area?
- Chile ranks 37th and France ranks 38th of 235 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 forest area. 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 forest area represents the proportion of a country's forest area relative to the total global forest area.