Forest land — Area in Chile
Chile: Forest land — Area was 18,162 1000 ha in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forest land — Area in Chile, 1990–2025
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 44th of 249 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Forest land — Area in Chile, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 16,811 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 16,872 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 16,934 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 16,995 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 17,056 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 17,118 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 17,179 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 17,240 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 17,302 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 17,363 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 17,425 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 17,486 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 17,547 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 17,609 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 17,670 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 17,731 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 17,793 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 17,854 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 17,916 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 17,977 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 18,038 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 18,074 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 18,110 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 18,146 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 18,181 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 18,217 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 18,211 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 18,205 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 18,199 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 18,192 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 18,186 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 18,181 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 18,177 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 18,172 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 18,167 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2025 | 18,162 1000 ha | -0.0% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 18,162 1000 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 576.21 1000 ha, 31.5× the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Chile's 18,162 1000 ha is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 650.58 1000 ha, 27.9× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
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 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 44th out of 249 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
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.