Forestland — Area, per capita in Chile
Chile: Forestland — Area, per capita was 0.0009 1000 ha per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Forestland — Area, per capita in Chile, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per person.
Analysis
Chile recorded 0.0009 1000 ha per person for forestland — area, per capita in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forestland — area, per capita in Chile peaked at 0.0013 1000 ha per person in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0009 1000 ha per person, in 2025.
Chile ranks 39th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Forestland — Area, per capita in Chile, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0013 1000 ha per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0012 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0012 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0012 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0012 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0012 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0012 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0012 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0011 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0011 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0011 1000 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0011 1000 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0011 1000 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0011 1000 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0011 1000 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0011 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0011 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0011 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0011 1000 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0011 1000 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.001 1000 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.001 1000 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.001 1000 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.001 1000 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.001 1000 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.001 1000 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.001 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.001 1000 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 0.001 1000 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 2025 | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | -0.5% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 0.0009 1000 ha per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0002 1000 ha per person, 4.4× the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Chile's 0.0009 1000 ha per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0003 1000 ha per person, 3.2× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0012 1000 ha per person | 0.0011 1000 ha per person | 0.0013 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0011 1000 ha per person | 0.0011 1000 ha per person | 0.0011 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.001 1000 ha per person | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | 0.001 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Chile
More climate change data for Chile
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 306.17 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 15,030 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 4,258 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 10,772 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 16.07 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 384.71 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 2,205 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2,015 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 189.84 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 7.61 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forestland — area, per capita in Chile?
- Forestland — area, per capita in Chile was 0.0009 1000 ha per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forestland — area, per capita recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0013 1000 ha per person in 1990.
- What is the lowest forestland — area, per capita recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0009 1000 ha per person in 2025.
- How does Chile rank for forestland — area, per capita?
- Chile ranks 39th out of 191 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forestland — area, per capita rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Chile data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Forestland — Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Forestland — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Forestland — Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Forestland — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Forestland — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.