Forest area km in Chile
Chile: Forest area km was 18.16 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
18.16 million
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
37th
of 235 countries
All-time high
18.22 million
in 2015
All-time low
16.81 million
in 1990
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Forest area km in Chile, 1990–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, forest area km in Chile stood at 18.16 million.
That represents a change of down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area km in Chile peaked at 18.22 million in 2015 and was at its lowest, 16.81 million, in 1990.
Chile ranks 37th of 235 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Forest area km in Chile, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 16.81 million | — |
| 1991 | 16.87 million | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 16.93 million | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 17.00 million | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 17.06 million | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 17.12 million | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 17.18 million | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 17.24 million | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 17.30 million | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 17.36 million | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 17.42 million | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 17.49 million | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 17.55 million | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 17.61 million | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 17.67 million | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 17.73 million | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 17.79 million | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 17.85 million | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 17.92 million | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 17.98 million | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 18.04 million | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 18.07 million | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 18.11 million | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 18.15 million | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 18.18 million | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 18.22 million | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 18.21 million | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 18.20 million | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 18.20 million | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 18.19 million | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 18.19 million | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 18.18 million | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 18.18 million | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 18.17 million | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 18.17 million | -0.0% |
| 2025 | 18.16 million | -0.0% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 18.16 million is above the median for high income countries, which is 436,060, 41.7× the median. (83 countries reporting)
- Chile's 18.16 million is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 999,945, 18.2× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.09 million | 16.81 million | 17.36 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.70 million | 17.42 million | 17.98 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.16 million | 18.04 million | 18.22 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.17 million | 18.16 million | 18.19 million | 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 forest area km in Chile?
- Forest area km in Chile was 18.16 million in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest forest area km recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 18.22 million in 2015.
- What is the lowest forest area km recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.81 million in 1990.
- How does Chile rank for forest area km?
- Chile ranks 37th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area km rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chile data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Forest area km. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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