Forest area in Chile
Chile: Forest area was 18.16 million hectares in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
18.16 million hectares
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
37th
of 235 countries
All-time high
18.22 million hectares
in 2015
All-time low
16.81 million hectares
in 1990
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Forest area in Chile, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
In 2025, forest area in Chile stood at 18.16 million hectares.
That represents a change of down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area in Chile peaked at 18.22 million hectares in 2015 and was at its lowest, 16.81 million hectares, 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 in Chile, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 16.81 million hectares | — |
| 1991 | 16.87 million hectares | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 16.93 million hectares | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 17.00 million hectares | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 17.06 million hectares | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 17.12 million hectares | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 17.18 million hectares | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 17.24 million hectares | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 17.30 million hectares | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 17.36 million hectares | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 17.42 million hectares | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 17.49 million hectares | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 17.55 million hectares | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 17.61 million hectares | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 17.67 million hectares | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 17.73 million hectares | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 17.79 million hectares | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 17.85 million hectares | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 17.92 million hectares | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 17.98 million hectares | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 18.04 million hectares | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 18.07 million hectares | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 18.11 million hectares | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 18.15 million hectares | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 18.18 million hectares | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 18.22 million hectares | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 18.21 million hectares | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 18.20 million hectares | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 18.20 million hectares | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 18.19 million hectares | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 18.19 million hectares | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 18.18 million hectares | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 18.18 million hectares | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 18.17 million hectares | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 18.17 million hectares | -0.0% |
| 2025 | 18.16 million hectares | -0.0% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 18.16 million hectares is above the median for high income countries, which is 436,060 hectares, 41.7× the median. (83 countries reporting)
- Chile's 18.16 million hectares is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 999,945 hectares, 18.2× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.09 million hectares | 16.81 million hectares | 17.36 million hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.70 million hectares | 17.42 million hectares | 17.98 million hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.16 million hectares | 18.04 million hectares | 18.22 million hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.17 million hectares | 18.16 million hectares | 18.19 million hectares | 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 forest area in Chile?
- Forest area in Chile was 18.16 million 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 forest area recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 18.22 million hectares in 2015.
- What is the lowest forest area recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.81 million hectares in 1990.
- How does Chile rank for forest area?
- Chile ranks 37th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems.