Drivers of deforestation in Chile
Chile: Drivers of deforestation was 220.38 hectares in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Drivers of deforestation in Chile, 2001–2023
Source: Singh et al. (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Chile recorded 220.38 hectares for drivers of deforestation in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of down 70.0% on the previous year.
Over the whole period, drivers of deforestation in Chile peaked at 3,584 hectares in 2004 and was at its lowest, 220.38 hectares, in 2023.
That places Chile 69th out of 166 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3,211 hectares | 2,805 hectares | 3,584 hectares | 4 |
| 2020s | 1,306 hectares | 220.38 hectares | 2,964 hectares | 3 |
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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 drivers of deforestation in Chile?
- Drivers of deforestation in Chile was 220.38 hectares in 2023, according to Singh et al. (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest drivers of deforestation recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 3,584 hectares in 2004.
- What is the lowest drivers of deforestation recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 220.38 hectares in 2023.
- How does Chile rank for drivers of deforestation?
- Chile ranks 69th out of 166 countries with data for 2023.
- Where does this Chile data come from?
- The figures come from Singh et al. (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Drivers of deforestation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Estimates of commodity-driven deforestation, measured in hectares per year. This includes deforestation caused by the production of agricultural products and forestry, which account for approximately 90% of the world's deforestation.