Closed shrubland — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Chile

Chile: Closed shrubland — Burned Area, per square kilometre was 0.0013 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
0.0013 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
down 76.4%
World rank
15th
of 186 countries
All-time high
0.0114 ha per square kilometre
in 2017
All-time low
0 ha per square kilometre
in 2001
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Closed shrubland — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Chile, 1990–2023

00.0030.0050.0070.010.0131990200620231990: 0.003 ha per square kilometre1991: 0.003 ha per square kilometre1992: 0.003 ha per square kilometre1993: 0.003 ha per square kilometre1994: 0.003 ha per square kilometre1995: 0.003 ha per square kilometre1996: 0.007 ha per square kilometre1997: 0.009 ha per square kilometre1998: 0.006 ha per square kilometre1999: 0.01 ha per square kilometre2000: 0.005 ha per square kilometre2001: 0 ha per square kilometre2002: 0 ha per square kilometre2003: 0.001 ha per square kilometre2004: 0.001 ha per square kilometre2005: 0.001 ha per square kilometre2006: 0 ha per square kilometre2007: 0.001 ha per square kilometre2008: 0.002 ha per square kilometre2009: 0.004 ha per square kilometre2010: 0.003 ha per square kilometre2011: 0.001 ha per square kilometre2012: 0.004 ha per square kilometre2013: 0 ha per square kilometre2014: 0.004 ha per square kilometre2015: 0.001 ha per square kilometre2016: 0.001 ha per square kilometre2017: 0.011 ha per square kilometre2018: 0 ha per square kilometre2019: 0.001 ha per square kilometre2020: 0.002 ha per square kilometre2021: 0.003 ha per square kilometre2022: 0.006 ha per square kilometre2023: 0.001 ha per square kilometre

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.

Analysis

Chile recorded 0.0013 ha per square kilometre for closed shrubland — burned area, per square kilometre in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 76.4% on the previous year and up 1,025.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, closed shrubland — burned area, per square kilometre in Chile peaked at 0.0114 ha per square kilometre in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0 ha per square kilometre, in 2001.

That places Chile 15th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Closed shrubland — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Chile, year by year

Annual values for Closed shrubland — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Chile, 1990 to 2023.
Year ha per square kilometre Change
1990 0.0029 ha per square kilometre —
1991 0.0029 ha per square kilometre +0.0%
1992 0.0029 ha per square kilometre +0.0%
1993 0.0029 ha per square kilometre +0.0%
1994 0.0029 ha per square kilometre +0.0%
1995 0.0029 ha per square kilometre +0.0%
1996 0.0066 ha per square kilometre +124.3%
1997 0.0088 ha per square kilometre +33.9%
1998 0.0061 ha per square kilometre -30.3%
1999 0.0104 ha per square kilometre +70.1%
2000 0.0045 ha per square kilometre -56.8%
2001 0 ha per square kilometre -100.0%
2002 0.0003 ha per square kilometre —
2003 0.0007 ha per square kilometre +155.5%
2004 0.0008 ha per square kilometre +17.4%
2005 0.0007 ha per square kilometre -11.1%
2006 0.0004 ha per square kilometre -45.8%
2007 0.0006 ha per square kilometre +69.2%
2008 0.0017 ha per square kilometre +163.6%
2009 0.0038 ha per square kilometre +127.6%
2010 0.0031 ha per square kilometre -19.7%
2011 0.0011 ha per square kilometre -63.2%
2012 0.0036 ha per square kilometre +215.4%
2013 0.0001 ha per square kilometre -96.7%
2014 0.0043 ha per square kilometre +3608.6%
2015 0.0012 ha per square kilometre -71.6%
2016 0.0013 ha per square kilometre +7.0%
2017 0.0114 ha per square kilometre +780.1%
2018 0.0002 ha per square kilometre -98.2%
2019 0.0009 ha per square kilometre +357.0%
2020 0.0018 ha per square kilometre +100.0%
2021 0.0032 ha per square kilometre +73.4%
2022 0.0055 ha per square kilometre +72.1%
2023 0.0013 ha per square kilometre -76.4%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Closed shrubland — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Chile changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2014 +3608.6% 0.0001 ha per square kilometre 0.0043 ha per square kilometre
2017 +780.1% 0.0013 ha per square kilometre 0.0114 ha per square kilometre

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0049 ha per square kilometre 0.0029 ha per square kilometre 0.0104 ha per square kilometre 10
2000s 0.0013 ha per square kilometre 0 ha per square kilometre 0.0045 ha per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.0027 ha per square kilometre 0.0001 ha per square kilometre 0.0114 ha per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.003 ha per square kilometre 0.0013 ha per square kilometre 0.0055 ha per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Chile

  1. 12 Mexico 0.0045 ha per square kilometre compare
  2. 13 Ethiopia 0.0021 ha per square kilometre compare
  3. 14 Honduras 0.0013 ha per square kilometre compare
  4. 16 Cambodia 0.0007 ha per square kilometre compare
  5. 17 Brazil 0.0006 ha per square kilometre compare
  6. 18 Portugal 0.0005 ha per square kilometre compare

See the full ranking of 187 places →

More climate change data for Chile

All data for Chile →

Frequently asked questions

What is closed shrubland — burned area, per square kilometre in Chile?
Closed shrubland — burned area, per square kilometre in Chile was 0.0013 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest closed shrubland — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Chile?
The highest recorded value was 0.0114 ha per square kilometre in 2017.
What is the lowest closed shrubland — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Chile?
The lowest recorded value was 0 ha per square kilometre in 2001.
How does Chile rank for closed shrubland — burned area, per square kilometre?
Chile ranks 15th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
Is closed shrubland — burned area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Chile?
Over the last ten years it is up 1,025.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Chile data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Closed shrubland — Burned Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 34 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Closed shrubland — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Chile. Statizoid, drawing on Statizoid (derived). Retrieved 10 October 2026, from https://climate.statizoid.com/stat/closed-shrubland-burned-area-per-square-kilometre/chile/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page; please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://climate.statizoid.com/stat/closed-shrubland-burned-area-per-square-kilometre/chile/">Closed shrubland — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Chile</a> — Statizoid

How this figure is calculated

Closed shrubland — Burned Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Closed shrubland — Burned Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)

Computed from

Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.

About this data

Indicator
Closed shrubland — Burned Area, per square kilometre
Unit
ha per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
187 places, 6,213 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

Closed shrubland — Burned Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.