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.
Annual afforestation in Chile, year by year
| Year | hectares per year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 63,610 hectares per year | — |
| 2000 | 53,240 hectares per year | -16.3% |
| 2010 | 11,240 hectares per year | -78.9% |
| 2015 | 2,130 hectares per year | -81.0% |
| 2020 | 1,040 hectares per year | -51.2% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 1,040 hectares per year is above the median for high income countries, which is 425 hectares per year, 2.4× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Chile's 1,040 hectares per year is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1,520 hectares per year, 68% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
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
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.67 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.3357 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.266 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.82 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.202 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (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.