Net Forest conversion — Area in Chile
Chile: Net Forest conversion — Area was 4.85 1000 ha in 2025. ▼ Falling
Net Forest conversion — Area in Chile, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Chile recorded 4.85 1000 ha for net forest conversion — area in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 33.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net forest conversion — area in Chile peaked at 9.85 1000 ha in 2016 and was at its lowest, 4.85 1000 ha, in 2021.
That places Chile 60th out of 223 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Net Forest conversion — Area in Chile, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 8.88 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 8.88 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 8.88 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 8.88 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 8.88 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 8.88 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 8.88 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 8.88 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 8.88 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 8.88 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 8.88 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 8.88 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 8.88 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 8.88 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 8.88 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 8.88 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 8.88 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 8.88 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 8.88 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 8.88 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 8.88 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 7.35 1000 ha | -17.3% |
| 2012 | 7.35 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 7.35 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 7.35 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 7.35 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 9.85 1000 ha | +34.1% |
| 2017 | 9.85 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 9.85 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 9.85 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 9.85 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 4.85 1000 ha | -50.7% |
| 2022 | 4.85 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 4.85 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 4.85 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 4.85 1000 ha | +0.0% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 4.85 1000 ha is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.044 1000 ha, 110.3× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.88 1000 ha | 8.88 1000 ha | 8.88 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.88 1000 ha | 8.88 1000 ha | 8.88 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.5 1000 ha | 7.35 1000 ha | 9.85 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.69 1000 ha | 4.85 1000 ha | 9.85 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Chile
- 57 Puerto Rico 5.21 1000 ha compare
- 58 Sri Lanka 4.94 1000 ha compare
- 59 Panama 4.89 1000 ha compare
- 61 Papua New Guinea 4.7 1000 ha compare
- 62 Guinea-Bissau 4.24 1000 ha compare
- 63 French Guiana 4.18 1000 ha compare
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 net forest conversion — area in Chile?
- Net forest conversion — area in Chile was 4.85 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest net forest conversion — area recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 9.85 1000 ha in 2016.
- What is the lowest net forest conversion — area recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.85 1000 ha in 2021.
- How does Chile rank for net forest conversion — area?
- Chile ranks 60th out of 223 countries with data for 2025.
- Is net forest conversion — area rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Chile data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Net Forest conversion — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 36 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).
About this data
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).