Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area in Chile
Chile: Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area was -0.0% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area in Chile, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual change in forest area as a share of forest area in Chile is -0.0%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 113.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual change in forest area as a share of forest area in Chile peaked at 0.4% in 1991 and was at its lowest, -0.0%, 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.
Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area in Chile, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.4% | — |
| 1992 | 0.4% | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 0.4% | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.4% | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.4% | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.4% | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.4% | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.4% | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.4% | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.4% | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.4% | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.3% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.3% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.3% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.3% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.3% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.3% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.3% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.3% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.3% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | -41.8% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | -0.0% | -117.2% |
| 2017 | -0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | -0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | -0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | -0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | -0.0% | -20.6% |
| 2022 | -0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | -0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | -0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | -0.0% | +0.0% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's -0.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is -0.0%, 2.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area 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% | 0.2% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | -41.8% | 0.3% | 0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | -0.0% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.0% | -0.0% | -0.0% | 6 |
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 change in forest area as a share of forest area in Chile?
- Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area in Chile was -0.0% in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual change in forest area as a share of forest area recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 1991.
- What is the lowest annual change in forest area as a share of forest area recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.0% in 2020.
- How does Chile rank for annual change in forest area as a share of forest area?
- Chile ranks 153rd out of 228 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual change in forest area as a share of forest area 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.