Land use hidden — Forest in Chile
Chile: Land use hidden — Forest was 185,794 Square kilometres in 2023. ▲ Rising
Land use hidden — Forest in Chile, 1990–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
Chile recorded 185,794 Square kilometres for land use hidden — forest in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — forest in Chile peaked at 185,794 Square kilometres in 2023 and was at its lowest, 152,460 Square kilometres, in 1990.
That places Chile 33rd out of 199 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Forest in Chile, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 152,460 Square kilometres | — |
| 1991 | 153,032 Square kilometres | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 153,602 Square kilometres | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 154,174 Square kilometres | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 154,744 Square kilometres | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 155,316 Square kilometres | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 155,887 Square kilometres | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 156,458 Square kilometres | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 157,029 Square kilometres | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 157,600 Square kilometres | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 158,171 Square kilometres | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 159,079 Square kilometres | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 159,987 Square kilometres | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 160,895 Square kilometres | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 161,803 Square kilometres | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 162,712 Square kilometres | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 163,620 Square kilometres | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 164,528 Square kilometres | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 165,436 Square kilometres | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 166,344 Square kilometres | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 167,253 Square kilometres | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 168,994 Square kilometres | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 170,736 Square kilometres | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 172,478 Square kilometres | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 174,219 Square kilometres | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 175,961 Square kilometres | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 177,190 Square kilometres | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 178,419 Square kilometres | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 179,649 Square kilometres | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 180,878 Square kilometres | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 182,107 Square kilometres | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 183,336 Square kilometres | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 184,565 Square kilometres | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 185,794 Square kilometres | +0.7% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 185,794 Square kilometres is above the median for high income countries, which is 3,173 Square kilometres, 58.6× the median. (69 countries reporting)
- Chile's 185,794 Square kilometres is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 20,940 Square kilometres, 8.9× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 155,030 Square kilometres | 152,460 Square kilometres | 157,600 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2000s | 162,258 Square kilometres | 158,171 Square kilometres | 166,344 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2010s | 174,578 Square kilometres | 167,253 Square kilometres | 180,878 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2020s | 183,950 Square kilometres | 182,107 Square kilometres | 185,794 Square kilometres | 4 |
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)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 6.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land use hidden — forest in Chile?
- Land use hidden — forest in Chile was 185,794 Square kilometres in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land use hidden — forest recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 185,794 Square kilometres in 2023.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — forest recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 152,460 Square kilometres in 1990.
- How does Chile rank for land use hidden — forest?
- Chile ranks 33rd out of 199 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — forest rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chile data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Land use hidden — Forest. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Land resources are one of the four components of the natural environment: water, air, land and living resources. In this context land is both: a physical "milieu" necessary for the development of natural vegetation as well as cultivated vegetation; a resource for human activities. The data presented here give information concerning land use state and changes (e.g. agricultural land, forest land). Data source(s): Food and Agriculture Organization of the U.N., (FAOSTAT) Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: June 3, 2024 Database documentation Countries metadata