Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods in Chile
Chile: Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods was -4,884 hectares in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods in Chile, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
In 2025, change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods in Chile stood at -4,884 hectares.
The figure is down 113.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods in Chile peaked at 61,364 hectares in 1991 and was at its lowest, -6,154 hectares, in 2016.
Chile ranks 181st of 235 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 61,364 hectares | 61,364 hectares | 61,364 hectares | 9 |
| 2000s | 61,363 hectares | 61,363 hectares | 61,364 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 21,562 hectares | -6,154 hectares | 61,363 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | -5,096 hectares | -6,154 hectares | -4,884 hectares | 6 |
Countries ranked near Chile
- 178 Ethiopia -3,920 hectares compare
- 179 French Guiana -4,180 hectares compare
- 180 Guinea-Bissau -4,238 hectares compare
- 182 Niger -4,920 hectares compare
- 183 Sri Lanka -4,944 hectares compare
- 184 Puerto Rico -5,210 hectares compare
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 change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods in Chile?
- Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods in Chile was -4,884 hectares 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 change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 61,364 hectares in 1991.
- What is the lowest change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was -6,154 hectares in 2016.
- How does Chile rank for change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods?
- Chile ranks 181st out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods 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 Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.