Annual afforestation in Chile
Chile: Annual afforestation was 1,040 hectares per year in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Annual afforestation in Chile, 1990–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual afforestation in Chile is 1,040 hectares per year, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is down 90.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual afforestation in Chile peaked at 63,610 hectares per year in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1,040 hectares per year, in 2020.
That places Chile 44th out of 106 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 63,610 hectares per year | 63,610 hectares per year | 63,610 hectares per year | 1 |
| 2000s | 53,240 hectares per year | 53,240 hectares per year | 53,240 hectares per year | 1 |
| 2010s | 6,685 hectares per year | 2,130 hectares per year | 11,240 hectares per year | 2 |
| 2020s | 1,040 hectares per year | 1,040 hectares per year | 1,040 hectares per year | 1 |
Countries ranked near Chile
More environment data for Chile
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 118.12 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 5.98 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 6.65 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.9074 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 1.05 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0882 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 23.3 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.1813 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0652 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 14.34 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual afforestation in Chile?
- Annual afforestation in Chile was 1,040 hectares per year in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual afforestation recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 63,610 hectares per year in 1990.
- What is the lowest annual afforestation recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,040 hectares per year in 2020.
- How does Chile rank for annual afforestation?
- Chile ranks 44th out of 106 countries with data for 2020.
- Is annual afforestation rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is down 90.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Chile data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual afforestation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Afforestation is the establishment of forest through planting and/or deliberate seeding on land that, until then, was not classified as forest.