Primary Forest — Area in Chile
Chile: Primary Forest — Area was 8,928 1000 ha in 2025. ▬ Flat
Primary Forest — Area in Chile, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Chile recorded 8,928 1000 ha for primary forest — area in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary forest — area in Chile peaked at 9,034 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 8,928 1000 ha, in 2025.
That places Chile 20th out of 169 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9,017 1000 ha | 9,000 1000 ha | 9,034 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 8,980 1000 ha | 8,963 1000 ha | 8,997 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 8,947 1000 ha | 8,936 1000 ha | 8,959 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,931 1000 ha | 8,928 1000 ha | 8,934 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Chile
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 primary forest — area in Chile?
- Primary forest — area in Chile was 8,928 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest primary forest — area recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 9,034 1000 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest primary forest — area recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,928 1000 ha in 2025.
- How does Chile rank for primary forest — area?
- Chile ranks 20th out of 169 countries with data for 2025.
- Is primary forest — area rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Chile data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Primary Forest — 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.