Share global forest in Chile
Chile: Share global forest was 0.4387 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.4387
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
37th
of 235 countries
All-time high
0.4387
in 2025
All-time low
0.387
in 1990
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Share global forest in Chile, 1990–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Chile recorded 0.4387 for share global forest in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share global forest in Chile peaked at 0.4387 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.387, in 1990.
That places Chile 37th out of 235 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Share global forest in Chile, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.387 | — |
| 1991 | 0.3894 | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.3918 | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 0.3942 | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.3966 | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 0.399 | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 0.4014 | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 0.4039 | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 0.4063 | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.4088 | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.4113 | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.4131 | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.4149 | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.4167 | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.4185 | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.4203 | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.4221 | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.4239 | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.4257 | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.4276 | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.4294 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.4306 | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.4319 | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.4331 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.4344 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.4357 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.4359 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.436 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.4362 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.4364 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.4366 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.437 | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.4374 | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.4378 | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.4383 | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 0.4387 | +0.1% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 0.4387 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0105, 41.7× the median. (83 countries reporting)
- Chile's 0.4387 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0242, 18.2× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3978 | 0.387 | 0.4088 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4194 | 0.4113 | 0.4276 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.434 | 0.4294 | 0.4364 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4376 | 0.4366 | 0.4387 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Chile
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 share global forest in Chile?
- Share global forest in Chile was 0.4387 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share global forest recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4387 in 2025.
- What is the lowest share global forest recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.387 in 1990.
- How does Chile rank for share global forest?
- Chile ranks 37th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share global forest rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. 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 Share global forest. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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