Forest land area rose 1.73% to 177 '000 sq km in Chile in 2015, according to Faostat.
Historically, forest land area in Chile reached an all time high of 177 '000 sq km in 2015 and an all time low of 153 '000 sq km in 1990. When compared to Chile's main peers, forest land area in Argentina amounted to 271 '000 sq km, 548 '000 sq km in Bolivia, 153 '000 sq km in Paraguay and 18.5 '000 sq km in Uruguay in 2015.
Chile has been ranked 33rd within the group of 173 countries we follow in terms of forest land area, 3 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
Forest Land Area | Unit | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
Argentina | '000 sq km | 296 | 286 | 283 | 280 | 277 | ||||||||||||||||
Bolivia | '000 sq km | 575 | 562 | 559 | 556 | 553 | ||||||||||||||||
Brazil | '000 sq km | 5,217 | 4,985 | 4,975 | 4,965 | 4,955 | ||||||||||||||||
Chile | '000 sq km | 162 | 162 | 165 | 168 | 171 | ||||||||||||||||
Paraguay | '000 sq km | 178 | 170 | 166 | 163 | 160 | ||||||||||||||||
Peru | '000 sq km | 681 | 748 | 746 | 745 | 743 | ||||||||||||||||
Uruguay | '000 sq km | 17.0 | 17.3 | 17.5 | 17.8 | 18.0 |