Net Forest conversion: Net emissions/removals (CO2) … Net square in Chile

Chile: Net Forest conversion: Net emissions/removals (CO2) … Net square was 0.0032 kt per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.0032 kt per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
70th
of 191 countries
All-time high
0.0064 kt per square kilometre
in 2016
All-time low
0.0032 kt per square kilometre
in 2021
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) in Chile, 1990–2023

00.0020.0040.0061990200620231990: 0.006 kt per square kilometre1991: 0.006 kt per square kilometre1992: 0.006 kt per square kilometre1993: 0.006 kt per square kilometre1994: 0.006 kt per square kilometre1995: 0.006 kt per square kilometre1996: 0.006 kt per square kilometre1997: 0.006 kt per square kilometre1998: 0.006 kt per square kilometre1999: 0.006 kt per square kilometre2000: 0.006 kt per square kilometre2001: 0.006 kt per square kilometre2002: 0.006 kt per square kilometre2003: 0.006 kt per square kilometre2004: 0.006 kt per square kilometre2005: 0.006 kt per square kilometre2006: 0.006 kt per square kilometre2007: 0.006 kt per square kilometre2008: 0.006 kt per square kilometre2009: 0.006 kt per square kilometre2010: 0.006 kt per square kilometre2011: 0.005 kt per square kilometre2012: 0.005 kt per square kilometre2013: 0.005 kt per square kilometre2014: 0.005 kt per square kilometre2015: 0.005 kt per square kilometre2016: 0.006 kt per square kilometre2017: 0.006 kt per square kilometre2018: 0.006 kt per square kilometre2019: 0.006 kt per square kilometre2020: 0.006 kt per square kilometre2021: 0.003 kt per square kilometre2022: 0.003 kt per square kilometre2023: 0.003 kt per square kilometre

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

Analysis

Chile recorded 0.0032 kt per square kilometre for net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.

That represents a change of down 34.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) in Chile peaked at 0.0064 kt per square kilometre in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.0032 kt per square kilometre, in 2021.

Chile ranks 70th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.

Net Forest conversion: Net emissions/removals (CO2) … Net square in Chile, year by year

Annual values for Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land), per square kilometre in Chile, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt per square kilometre Change
1990 0.0059 kt per square kilometre —
1991 0.0059 kt per square kilometre +0.0%
1992 0.0059 kt per square kilometre +0.0%
1993 0.0059 kt per square kilometre +0.0%
1994 0.0059 kt per square kilometre +0.0%
1995 0.0059 kt per square kilometre +0.0%
1996 0.0059 kt per square kilometre +0.0%
1997 0.0059 kt per square kilometre +0.0%
1998 0.0059 kt per square kilometre +0.0%
1999 0.0059 kt per square kilometre +0.0%
2000 0.0059 kt per square kilometre +0.0%
2001 0.0058 kt per square kilometre -1.3%
2002 0.0058 kt per square kilometre +0.0%
2003 0.0058 kt per square kilometre +0.0%
2004 0.0058 kt per square kilometre +0.0%
2005 0.0058 kt per square kilometre +0.0%
2006 0.0058 kt per square kilometre +0.0%
2007 0.0058 kt per square kilometre +0.0%
2008 0.0058 kt per square kilometre +0.0%
2009 0.0058 kt per square kilometre +0.0%
2010 0.0058 kt per square kilometre +0.0%
2011 0.0048 kt per square kilometre -18.1%
2012 0.0048 kt per square kilometre +0.0%
2013 0.0048 kt per square kilometre +0.0%
2014 0.0048 kt per square kilometre +0.2%
2015 0.0048 kt per square kilometre +0.0%
2016 0.0064 kt per square kilometre +33.8%
2017 0.0064 kt per square kilometre +0.0%
2018 0.0064 kt per square kilometre +0.0%
2019 0.0064 kt per square kilometre -0.1%
2020 0.0064 kt per square kilometre +0.0%
2021 0.0032 kt per square kilometre -50.8%
2022 0.0032 kt per square kilometre +0.0%
2023 0.0032 kt per square kilometre +0.0%

Chile compared with similar countries

  • Chile's 0.0032 kt per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0032 kt per square kilometre, 1.0× the median. (39 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0059 kt per square kilometre 0.0059 kt per square kilometre 0.0059 kt per square kilometre 10
2000s 0.0058 kt per square kilometre 0.0058 kt per square kilometre 0.0059 kt per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.0055 kt per square kilometre 0.0048 kt per square kilometre 0.0064 kt per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.004 kt per square kilometre 0.0032 kt per square kilometre 0.0064 kt per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Chile

  1. 67 Israel 0.0054 kt per square kilometre compare
  2. 68 Sudan 0.0048 kt per square kilometre compare
  3. 69 Papua New Guinea 0.0042 kt per square kilometre compare
  4. 71 Cyprus 0.0017 kt per square kilometre compare
  5. 72 Congo 0.0015 kt per square kilometre compare
  6. 73 Niger 0.0014 kt per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) in Chile?
Net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) in Chile was 0.0032 kt per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) recorded in Chile?
The highest recorded value was 0.0064 kt per square kilometre in 2016.
What is the lowest net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) recorded in Chile?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0032 kt per square kilometre in 2021.
How does Chile rank for net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land)?
Chile ranks 70th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
Is net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) rising or falling in Chile?
Over the last ten years it is down 34.0%. 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 Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) 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.

Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) ÷ Land area (sq. km)

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Indicator
Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land), per square kilometre
Unit
kt per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
192 places, 6,341 data points, 1990–2023
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Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) 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.