Tree Cover Loss in Chile
Chile: Tree Cover Loss was 38,790 hectares in 2025. ▼ Falling
Tree Cover Loss in Chile, 2001–2025
Source: Global Forest Watch. Tree Cover Loss (Hansen/UMD/Google/USGS/NASA). Measured in hectares.
Analysis
In 2025, tree cover loss in Chile stood at 38,790 hectares. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 18.6% on the previous year and down 63.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tree cover loss in Chile peaked at 214,809 hectares in 2017 and was at its lowest, 38,790 hectares, in 2025.
Chile ranks 58th of 190 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Tree Cover Loss in Chile, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 72,711 hectares | — |
| 2002 | 78,143 hectares | +7.5% |
| 2003 | 82,879 hectares | +6.1% |
| 2004 | 85,727 hectares | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 106,916 hectares | +24.7% |
| 2006 | 91,928 hectares | -14.0% |
| 2007 | 121,642 hectares | +32.3% |
| 2008 | 123,085 hectares | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 88,559 hectares | -28.1% |
| 2010 | 91,495 hectares | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 99,323 hectares | +8.6% |
| 2012 | 174,788 hectares | +76.0% |
| 2013 | 102,243 hectares | -41.5% |
| 2014 | 119,330 hectares | +16.7% |
| 2015 | 106,109 hectares | -11.1% |
| 2016 | 113,779 hectares | +7.2% |
| 2017 | 214,809 hectares | +88.8% |
| 2018 | 76,893 hectares | -64.2% |
| 2019 | 78,734 hectares | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 70,568 hectares | -10.4% |
| 2021 | 71,610 hectares | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 67,887 hectares | -5.2% |
| 2023 | 107,337 hectares | +58.1% |
| 2024 | 47,655 hectares | -55.6% |
| 2025 | 38,790 hectares | -18.6% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 38,790 hectares is above the median for high income countries, which is 8,308 hectares, 4.7× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Chile's 38,790 hectares is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 18,530 hectares, 2.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 94,621 hectares | 72,711 hectares | 123,085 hectares | 9 |
| 2010s | 117,750 hectares | 76,893 hectares | 214,809 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 67,308 hectares | 38,790 hectares | 107,337 hectares | 6 |
Countries ranked near Chile
More agriculture & rural data for Chile
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -2.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0345 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 621.34 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.18 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1082 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 3.5% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 3.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 4.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tree cover loss in Chile?
- Tree cover loss in Chile was 38,790 hectares in 2025, according to Global Forest Watch. Tree Cover Loss (Hansen/UMD/Google/USGS/NASA).
- What is the highest tree cover loss recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 214,809 hectares in 2017.
- What is the lowest tree cover loss recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 38,790 hectares in 2025.
- How does Chile rank for tree cover loss?
- Chile ranks 58th out of 190 countries with data for 2025.
- Is tree cover loss rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is down 63.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Chile data come from?
- The figures come from Global Forest Watch. Tree Cover Loss (Hansen/UMD/Google/USGS/NASA), published as part of Tree Cover Loss (hectares). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Shows year-by-year tree cover loss, defined as stand level replacement of vegetation greater than 5 meters, within the selected area. The tree cover loss data set is a collaboration of the University of Maryland, Google, USGS, and NASA, and uses Landsat satellite images to map annual tree cover loss at a 30 × 30 meter resolution. Note that “tree cover loss” is not the same as “deforestation” – tree cover loss includes change in both natural and planted forest, and does not need to be human caused. The data from 2011 onward were produced with an updated methodology that may capture additional loss. Comparisons between the original 2001-2010 data and future years should be performed with caution.