Chile - Forest area

Forest area (sq. km)

The value for Forest area (sq. km) in Chile was 182,107 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 30 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 182,107 in 2020 and a minimum value of 152,461 in 1990.

Definition: Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

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Year Value
1990 152,461
1991 153,032
1992 153,603
1993 154,174
1994 154,745
1995 155,316
1996 155,887
1997 156,458
1998 157,029
1999 157,600
2000 158,171
2001 159,079
2002 159,987
2003 160,895
2004 161,803
2005 162,712
2006 163,620
2007 164,528
2008 165,436
2009 166,344
2010 167,253
2011 168,994
2012 170,736
2013 172,478
2014 174,219
2015 175,961
2016 177,190
2017 178,419
2018 179,649
2019 180,878
2020 182,107

Forest area (% of land area)

Forest area (% of land area) in Chile was 24.49 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 30 years was 24.49 in 2020, while its lowest value was 20.50 in 1990.

Definition: Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

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Year Value
1990 20.50
1991 20.58
1992 20.66
1993 20.74
1994 20.81
1995 20.89
1996 20.97
1997 21.04
1998 21.12
1999 21.20
2000 21.27
2001 21.40
2002 21.52
2003 21.64
2004 21.76
2005 21.88
2006 22.01
2007 22.13
2008 22.25
2009 22.37
2010 22.49
2011 22.73
2012 22.96
2013 23.20
2014 23.43
2015 23.67
2016 23.83
2017 24.00
2018 24.16
2019 24.33
2020 24.49

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Land use