Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Chile
Chile: Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites was 33.3 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
33.3
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
163rd
of 240 countries
All-time high
33.3
in 2023
All-time low
20.69
in 2000
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Chile, 2000–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Chile stood at 33.3. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 26.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Chile peaked at 33.3 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 20.69, in 2000.
Chile ranks 163rd of 240 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Chile, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 20.69 | — |
| 2001 | 20.69 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 20.69 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 20.69 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 21.35 | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 22.32 | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 22.32 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 22.87 | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 22.87 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 23.29 | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 24.38 | +4.7% |
| 2011 | 24.38 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 24.38 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 24.93 | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 25.48 | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 26.32 | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 26.32 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 26.36 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 27.59 | +4.7% |
| 2019 | 29.23 | +5.9% |
| 2020 | 29.33 | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 29.33 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 30.72 | +4.7% |
| 2023 | 33.3 | +8.4% |
| 2024 | 33.3 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 33.3 | +0.0% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 33.3 is below the median for high income countries, which is 52.48, 63% of the median. (83 countries reporting)
- Chile's 33.3 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 35.03, 95% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.78 | 20.69 | 23.29 | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.94 | 24.38 | 29.23 | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.55 | 29.33 | 33.3 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Chile
- 160 Cook Islands 33.83 compare
- 161 Pakistan 33.64 compare
- 162 South Sudan 33.6 compare
- 164 Cayman Islands 32.49 compare
- 165 Bolivia 32.48 compare
- 166 Trinidad and Tobago 32 compare
More environment data for Chile
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate -3.72 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.3896 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 10.83 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 1.2 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Chile?
- Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Chile was 33.3 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest protected terrestrial biodiversity sites recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 33.3 in 2023.
- What is the lowest protected terrestrial biodiversity sites recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.69 in 2000.
- How does Chile rank for protected terrestrial biodiversity sites?
- Chile ranks 163rd out of 240 countries with data for 2025.
- Is protected terrestrial biodiversity sites rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chile data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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