Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land in Chile
Chile: Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land was 82.63 % in 2025. ▼ Falling
Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land in Chile, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in Chile is 82.63 %, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in Chile peaked at 90.91 % in 1990 and was at its lowest, 82.59 %, in 2020.
Chile ranks 168th of 240 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land in Chile, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 90.91 % | — |
| 1991 | 90.53 % | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 90.15 % | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 89.77 % | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 89.4 % | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 89.02 % | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 88.65 % | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 88.29 % | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 87.92 % | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 87.56 % | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 87.2 % | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 86.85 % | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 86.49 % | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 86.14 % | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 85.79 % | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 85.44 % | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 85.1 % | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 84.76 % | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 84.42 % | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 84.08 % | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 83.74 % | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 83.54 % | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 83.33 % | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 83.13 % | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 82.92 % | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 82.72 % | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 82.69 % | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 82.67 % | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 82.64 % | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 82.61 % | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 82.59 % | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 82.6 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 82.61 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 82.61 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 82.62 % | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 82.63 % | +0.0% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 82.63 % is below the median for high income countries, which is 93.53 %, 88% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Chile's 82.63 % is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 99.76 %, 83% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 89.22 % | 87.56 % | 90.91 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 85.63 % | 84.08 % | 87.2 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 83 % | 82.61 % | 83.74 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.61 % | 82.59 % | 82.63 % | 6 |
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 naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in Chile?
- Naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in Chile was 82.63 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 90.91 % in 1990.
- What is the lowest naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.59 % in 2020.
- How does Chile rank for naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land?
- Chile ranks 168th out of 240 countries with data for 2025.
- Is naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Chile data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land. 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.