Annual forest expansion in Chile
Chile: Annual forest expansion was 6,150 hectares per year in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Annual forest expansion 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
Chile recorded 6,150 hectares per year for annual forest expansion in 2020.
That represents a change of down 86.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual forest expansion in Chile peaked at 75,570 hectares per year in 2000 and was at its lowest, 3,250 hectares per year, in 2015.
That places Chile 42nd out of 110 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
Annual forest expansion in Chile, year by year
| Year | hectares per year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 71,470 hectares per year | — |
| 2000 | 75,570 hectares per year | +5.7% |
| 2010 | 47,040 hectares per year | -37.8% |
| 2015 | 3,250 hectares per year | -93.1% |
| 2020 | 6,150 hectares per year | +89.2% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 6,150 hectares per year is above the median for high income countries, which is 2,880 hectares per year, 2.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Chile's 6,150 hectares per year is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 6,445 hectares per year, 95% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 71,470 hectares per year | 71,470 hectares per year | 71,470 hectares per year | 1 |
| 2000s | 75,570 hectares per year | 75,570 hectares per year | 75,570 hectares per year | 1 |
| 2010s | 25,145 hectares per year | 3,250 hectares per year | 47,040 hectares per year | 2 |
| 2020s | 6,150 hectares per year | 6,150 hectares per year | 6,150 hectares per year | 1 |
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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 forest expansion in Chile?
- Annual forest expansion in Chile was 6,150 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 forest expansion recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 75,570 hectares per year in 2000.
- What is the lowest annual forest expansion recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,250 hectares per year in 2015.
- How does Chile rank for annual forest expansion?
- Chile ranks 42nd out of 110 countries with data for 2020.
- Is annual forest expansion rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is down 86.9%. 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 forest expansion. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Forest expansion is the sum of afforestation (the establishment of forest through planting and/or deliberate seeding) and natural forest expansion (expansion of forests through natural succession on land that, until then, was under another land use).