Forest land — Area in Chile

Chile: Forest land — Area was 18,162 1000 ha in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
18,162 1000 ha
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
39th
of 231 countries
All-time high
18,217 1000 ha
in 2015
All-time low
16,811 1000 ha
in 1990
Years of data
36
1990–2025

Forest land — Area in Chile, 1990–2025

05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k1990200720251990: 16.8k 1000 ha1991: 16.9k 1000 ha1992: 16.9k 1000 ha1993: 17.0k 1000 ha1994: 17.1k 1000 ha1995: 17.1k 1000 ha1996: 17.2k 1000 ha1997: 17.2k 1000 ha1998: 17.3k 1000 ha1999: 17.4k 1000 ha2000: 17.4k 1000 ha2001: 17.5k 1000 ha2002: 17.5k 1000 ha2003: 17.6k 1000 ha2004: 17.7k 1000 ha2005: 17.7k 1000 ha2006: 17.8k 1000 ha2007: 17.9k 1000 ha2008: 17.9k 1000 ha2009: 18.0k 1000 ha2010: 18.0k 1000 ha2011: 18.1k 1000 ha2012: 18.1k 1000 ha2013: 18.1k 1000 ha2014: 18.2k 1000 ha2015: 18.2k 1000 ha2016: 18.2k 1000 ha2017: 18.2k 1000 ha2018: 18.2k 1000 ha2019: 18.2k 1000 ha2020: 18.2k 1000 ha2021: 18.2k 1000 ha2022: 18.2k 1000 ha2023: 18.2k 1000 ha2024: 18.2k 1000 ha2025: 18.2k 1000 ha

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.

Analysis

Chile recorded 18,162 1000 ha for forest land — area in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, forest land — area in Chile peaked at 18,217 1000 ha in 2015 and was at its lowest, 16,811 1000 ha, in 1990.

Chile ranks 39th of 231 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 17,087 1000 ha 16,811 1000 ha 17,363 1000 ha 10
2000s 17,701 1000 ha 17,425 1000 ha 17,977 1000 ha 10
2010s 18,157 1000 ha 18,038 1000 ha 18,217 1000 ha 10
2020s 18,174 1000 ha 18,162 1000 ha 18,186 1000 ha 6

Countries ranked near Chile

  1. 36 Spain 19,133 1000 ha compare
  2. 37 Malaysia 18,885 1000 ha compare
  3. 38 Guyana 18,377 1000 ha compare
  4. 40 France 17,795 1000 ha compare
  5. 41 Nigeria 17,130 1000 ha compare
  6. 42 Botswana 15,730 1000 ha compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is forest land — area in Chile?
Forest land — area in Chile was 18,162 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest forest land — area recorded in Chile?
The highest recorded value was 18,217 1000 ha in 2015.
What is the lowest forest land — area recorded in Chile?
The lowest recorded value was 16,811 1000 ha in 1990.
How does Chile rank for forest land — area?
Chile ranks 39th out of 231 countries with data for 2025.
Is forest land — 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, published as part of Forest land — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Forest land — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
267 places, 9,311 data points, 1990–2025
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The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.