Planted Forest — Share in Forest land in Chile
Chile: Planted Forest — Share in Forest land was 17.37 % in 2025. ▲ Rising
Planted Forest — Share in Forest land in Chile, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, planted forest — share in forest land in Chile stood at 17.37 %.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, planted forest — share in forest land in Chile peaked at 17.41 % in 2020 and was at its lowest, 9.09 %, in 1990.
Chile ranks 71st of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.78 % | 9.09 % | 12.44 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.37 % | 12.8 % | 15.92 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 17 % | 16.26 % | 17.39 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.39 % | 17.37 % | 17.41 % | 6 |
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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 planted forest — share in forest land in Chile?
- Planted forest — share in forest land in Chile was 17.37 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest planted forest — share in forest land recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 17.41 % in 2020.
- What is the lowest planted forest — share in forest land recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.09 % in 1990.
- How does Chile rank for planted forest — share in forest land?
- Chile ranks 71st out of 191 countries with data for 2025.
- Is planted forest — share in forest land rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. 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 Planted 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.