Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Chile
Chile: Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted was 3.15 million hectares in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
3.15 million hectares
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
16th
of 185 countries
All-time high
3.17 million hectares
in 2020
All-time low
1.53 million hectares
in 1990
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted 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
Chile recorded 3.15 million hectares for forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Chile peaked at 3.17 million hectares in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.53 million hectares, in 1990.
That places Chile 16th out of 185 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Chile, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.53 million hectares | — |
| 1991 | 1.60 million hectares | +4.6% |
| 1992 | 1.67 million hectares | +4.4% |
| 1993 | 1.74 million hectares | +4.2% |
| 1994 | 1.81 million hectares | +4.0% |
| 1995 | 1.88 million hectares | +3.9% |
| 1996 | 1.95 million hectares | +3.7% |
| 1997 | 2.02 million hectares | +3.6% |
| 1998 | 2.09 million hectares | +3.5% |
| 1999 | 2.16 million hectares | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 2.23 million hectares | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 2.30 million hectares | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 2.37 million hectares | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 2.44 million hectares | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 2.51 million hectares | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 2.58 million hectares | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 2.65 million hectares | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 2.72 million hectares | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 2.79 million hectares | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 2.86 million hectares | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 2.93 million hectares | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 2.98 million hectares | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 3.02 million hectares | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 3.06 million hectares | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 3.10 million hectares | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 3.15 million hectares | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 3.15 million hectares | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 3.16 million hectares | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 3.16 million hectares | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 3.16 million hectares | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 3.17 million hectares | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 3.16 million hectares | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 3.16 million hectares | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 3.16 million hectares | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 3.16 million hectares | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 3.15 million hectares | -0.1% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 3.15 million hectares is above the median for high income countries, which is 377,020 hectares, 8.4× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Chile's 3.15 million hectares is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 120,150 hectares, 26.3× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.84 million hectares | 1.53 million hectares | 2.16 million hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.55 million hectares | 2.23 million hectares | 2.86 million hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.09 million hectares | 2.93 million hectares | 3.16 million hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.16 million hectares | 3.15 million hectares | 3.17 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 by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Chile?
- Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Chile was 3.15 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 by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 3.17 million hectares in 2020.
- What is the lowest forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.53 million hectares in 1990.
- How does Chile rank for forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted?
- Chile ranks 16th out of 185 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. 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 by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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