Change forest area share total in Chile
Chile: Change forest area share total was -0.0269 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Change forest area share total in Chile, 1991–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for change forest area share total in Chile is -0.0269, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 113.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change forest area share total in Chile peaked at 0.3637 in 1991 and was at its lowest, -0.0338, in 2020.
That places Chile 153rd out of 228 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Change forest area share total in Chile, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.3637 | — |
| 1992 | 0.3624 | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 0.3611 | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.3598 | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.3585 | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.3572 | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.3559 | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.3547 | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.3534 | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.3522 | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.3509 | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.3497 | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.3485 | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.3473 | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.3461 | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.3449 | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.3437 | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.3425 | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.3413 | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.3402 | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.1979 | -41.8% |
| 2012 | 0.1975 | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.1971 | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.1968 | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.1964 | -0.2% |
| 2016 | -0.0338 | -117.2% |
| 2017 | -0.0338 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | -0.0338 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | -0.0338 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | -0.0338 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | -0.0269 | -20.6% |
| 2022 | -0.0269 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | -0.0269 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | -0.0269 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | -0.0269 | +0.0% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's -0.0269 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is -0.0134, 2.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Change forest area share total in Chile changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | -117.2% | 0.1964 | -0.0338 |
| 2011 | -41.8% | 0.3402 | 0.1979 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3585 | 0.3534 | 0.3637 | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.3467 | 0.3413 | 0.3522 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1191 | -0.0338 | 0.3402 | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.028 | -0.0338 | -0.0269 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Chile
More environment data for Chile
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate -3.72 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.3896 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 10.83 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 1.2 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change forest area share total in Chile?
- Change forest area share total in Chile was -0.0269 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest change forest area share total recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3637 in 1991.
- What is the lowest change forest area share total recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.0338 in 2020.
- How does Chile rank for change forest area share total?
- Chile ranks 153rd out of 228 countries with data for 2025.
- Is change forest area share total rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is down 113.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Chile data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Change forest area share total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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