Forest certified for sustainable use in Chile
Chile: Forest certified for sustainable use was 2.24 million thousands of hectares in 2024. ▲ Rising
Forest certified for sustainable use in Chile, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in thousands of hectares.
Analysis
Chile recorded 2.24 million thousands of hectares for forest certified for sustainable use in 2024.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and down 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest certified for sustainable use in Chile peaked at 2.43 million thousands of hectares in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0 thousands of hectares, in 1990.
That places Chile 24th out of 246 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Forest certified for sustainable use in Chile, year by year
| Year | thousands of hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0 thousands of hectares | — |
| 2000 | 0 thousands of hectares | — |
| 2005 | 2.11 million thousands of hectares | — |
| 2010 | 2.43 million thousands of hectares | +15.3% |
| 2015 | 2.39 million thousands of hectares | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 2.30 million thousands of hectares | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 2.28 million thousands of hectares | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 2.33 million thousands of hectares | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 2.33 million thousands of hectares | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 2.34 million thousands of hectares | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 2.36 million thousands of hectares | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 2.34 million thousands of hectares | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 2.22 million thousands of hectares | -5.0% |
| 2024 | 2.24 million thousands of hectares | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 thousands of hectares | 0 thousands of hectares | 0 thousands of hectares | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.05 million thousands of hectares | 0 thousands of hectares | 2.11 million thousands of hectares | 2 |
| 2010s | 2.35 million thousands of hectares | 2.28 million thousands of hectares | 2.43 million thousands of hectares | 6 |
| 2020s | 2.30 million thousands of hectares | 2.22 million thousands of hectares | 2.36 million thousands of hectares | 5 |
Countries ranked near Chile
- 21 Gabon 2.58 million thousands of hectares compare
- 22 Japan 2.58 million thousands of hectares compare
- 23 French Guiana 2.43 million thousands of hectares compare
- 25 Croatia 2.03 million thousands of hectares compare
- 26 Bosnia and Herzegovina 2.01 million thousands of hectares compare
- 27 Czechia 1.78 million thousands of hectares compare
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 forest certified for sustainable use in Chile?
- Forest certified for sustainable use in Chile was 2.24 million thousands of hectares in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest forest certified for sustainable use recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 2.43 million thousands of hectares in 2010.
- What is the lowest forest certified for sustainable use recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 thousands of hectares in 1990.
- How does Chile rank for forest certified for sustainable use?
- Chile ranks 24th out of 246 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest certified for sustainable use rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.5%. 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 – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Forest certified for sustainable use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Forest area certified under an independently verified certification scheme (thousands of hectares).