Which has higher forest area, Chile or Low income?

Low income, at 2.92 million sq. km against 185,794 sq. km in Chile as of 2023.

What is the difference in forest area between Chile and Low income?

2.73 million sq. km, with Low income ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Low income?

34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.

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.

Chile vs Low income: Forest area

Chile

185,794 sq. km

in 2023

Low income

2.92 million sq. km

in 2023

Chile rank

35th

Low income rank

30th

Forest area over time

Chile
Low income

How they compare

Low income currently reports 2.92 million sq. km against 185,794 sq. km in Chile, a difference of 2.73 million sq. km.

That makes Low income's figure about 15.7 times Chile's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Low income has been ahead every year.

Chile ranks 35th and Low income ranks 30th of 215 countries.

Low income has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Chile	Low income	Difference	Ahead
1990s	155,030 sq. km	3.07 million sq. km	2.92 million sq. km	Low income
2000s	162,258 sq. km	2.99 million sq. km	2.83 million sq. km	Low income
2010s	174,578 sq. km	3.04 million sq. km	2.86 million sq. km	Low income
2020s	183,950 sq. km	2.95 million sq. km	2.77 million sq. km	Low income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest area, Chile or Low income?: Low income, at 2.92 million sq. km against 185,794 sq. km in Chile as of 2023.
What is the difference in forest area between Chile and Low income?: 2.73 million sq. km, with Low income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Low income?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Chile and Low income rank globally for forest area?: Chile ranks 35th and Low income ranks 30th of 215 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: 261 places, 8,639 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

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.