Chile vs Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income): Forest area (sq. km)

Chile
181,619 sq. km
in 2025
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
666,728 sq. km
in 2023
Chile rank
37th
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank
38th

Forest area (sq. km) over time

  • Chile
  • Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
200.0k300.0k400.0k500.0k600.0k700.0k199020072025

How they compare

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) currently reports 666,728 sq. km against 181,619 sq. km in Chile, a difference of 485,109 sq. km.

That makes Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)'s figure about 3.7 times Chile's.

Across all 32 years both countries report, Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Chile ranks 37th and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 38th of 214 countries.

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Chile Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1990s 171,484 sq. km 573,368 sq. km 401,884 sq. km Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
2000s 177,007 sq. km 602,268 sq. km 425,260 sq. km Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
2010s 181,573 sq. km 645,228 sq. km 463,655 sq. km Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
2020s 181,790 sq. km 662,792 sq. km 481,002 sq. km Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest area, Chile or Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), at 666,728 sq. km against 181,619 sq. km in Chile as of 2023.
What is the difference in forest area between Chile and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
485,109 sq. km, with Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
How do Chile and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank globally for forest area?
Chile ranks 37th and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 38th of 214 countries.
Where does this data come from?
FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Forest area (sq. km). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Forest area (sq. km)
Unit
sq. km
Source
FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
262 places, 9,089 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

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.