Forest land — Share in Land area in Chile
Chile: Forest land — Share in Land area was 24.48 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Forest land — Share in Land area in Chile, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Chile recorded 24.48 % for forest land — share in land area in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — share in land area in Chile peaked at 24.56 % in 2015 and was at its lowest, 22.61 %, in 1990.
That places Chile 132nd out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.98 % | 22.61 % | 23.35 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 23.81 % | 23.43 % | 24.18 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.45 % | 24.26 % | 24.56 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.47 % | 24.46 % | 24.48 % | 5 |
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More environment data for Chile
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 58.07 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 1,109 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 1,452 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 11.84 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 82.15 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 8,784 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 4.67 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 499 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 13.19 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 1,410 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — share in land area in Chile?
- Forest land — share in land area in Chile was 24.48 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — share in land area recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 24.56 % in 2015.
- What is the lowest forest land — share in land area recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.61 % in 1990.
- How does Chile rank for forest land — share in land area?
- Chile ranks 132nd out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest land — share in land area rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. 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 — Share in 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.