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
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.
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 |
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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 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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