Chile vs Puerto Rico: Net Forest conversion — Area

Chile
4.85 1000 ha
in 2025
Puerto Rico
5.21 1000 ha
in 2025
Chile rank
60th
Puerto Rico rank
57th

Net Forest conversion — Area over time

  • Chile
  • Puerto Rico
0246810199020072025

How they compare

Puerto Rico currently reports 5.21 1000 ha against 4.85 1000 ha in Chile, a difference of 0.36 1000 ha.

That makes Puerto Rico's figure about 1.1 times Chile's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Chile ahead.

Chile ranks 60th and Puerto Rico ranks 57th of 223 countries.

Chile has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Chile Puerto Rico Difference Ahead
1990s 8.88 1000 ha 0 1000 ha 8.88 1000 ha Chile
2000s 8.88 1000 ha 0 1000 ha 8.88 1000 ha Chile
2010s 8.5 1000 ha 2.41 1000 ha 6.09 1000 ha Chile
2020s 5.69 1000 ha 5.21 1000 ha 0.4763 1000 ha Chile

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net forest conversion — area, Chile or Puerto Rico?
Puerto Rico, at 5.21 1000 ha against 4.85 1000 ha in Chile as of 2025.
What is the difference in net forest conversion — area between Chile and Puerto Rico?
0.36 1000 ha, with Puerto Rico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Puerto Rico?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Chile and Puerto Rico rank globally for net forest conversion — area?
Chile ranks 60th and Puerto Rico ranks 57th of 223 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Net Forest conversion — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Net Forest conversion — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
275 places, 9,600 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Forests consists of CO2 emissions and removals corresponding to forest carbon stock changes (aboveground and belowground living biomass). Estimates are computed following the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 2006).