Share of forest area within protected areas in Chile
Chile: Share of forest area within protected areas was 23.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of forest area within protected areas in Chile, 2000–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Chile recorded 23.9% for share of forest area within protected areas in 2025. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of up 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of forest area within protected areas in Chile peaked at 23.9% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 19.6%, in 2000.
That places Chile 72nd out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share of forest area within protected areas in Chile, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 19.6% | — |
| 2010 | 20.3% | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 20.6% | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 21.3% | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 21.5% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 21.6% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 21.6% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 20.9% | -3.4% |
| 2025 | 23.9% | +14.7% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 23.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 16.0%, 1.5× the median. (69 countries reporting)
- Chile's 23.9% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 19.9%, 1.2× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.6% | 19.6% | 19.6% | 1 |
| 2010s | 21.2% | 20.3% | 21.6% | 6 |
| 2020s | 22.4% | 20.9% | 23.9% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Chile
- 69 Laos 25.7% compare
- 70 Martinique 25.6% compare
- 71 Seychelles 24.4% compare
- 73 Bolivia 23.9% compare
- 74 Equatorial Guinea 23.7% compare
- 75 Philippines 23.6% 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 share of forest area within protected areas in Chile?
- Share of forest area within protected areas in Chile was 23.9% in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of forest area within protected areas recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 23.9% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of forest area within protected areas recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.6% in 2000.
- How does Chile rank for share of forest area within protected areas?
- Chile ranks 72nd out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of forest area within protected areas rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.0%. 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 Share of forest area within protected areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas (%).