Deforestation statistics for Chile



Chile: Demographic data

Population (2022)19,116,201
Annual population growth rate (2022)0.90%
Population density (people/sq km)26
Net migration111,708
Fertility rate1.7
Median age35
Urban population share85%


Chile: Land cover and land use change data

Land area (sq km): 743,532
Tree cover (30%)
Tree cover extent in 2000 (ha): 19,286,986
Tree cover extent as % of land area: 25.9%

Tree cover loss from 2001-20 (ha): 2,099,800
Tree cover extent as % of 2000 tree cover: 10.9%


Chile: Annual forest and tree cover data

Chile: Tree cover loss by year

30% tree cover threshold; all figures in hectares
Year: Hectares
2001: 72,711
2002: 78,081
2003: 82,843
2004: 85,728
2005: 106,925
2006: 91,923
2007: 121,652
2008: 123,068
2009: 88,566
2010: 91,495
2011: 99,349
2012: 174,809
2013: 102,242
2014: 119,335
2015: 106,106
2016: 113,904
2017: 214,837
2018: 76,897
2019: 78,735
2020: 70,592




Tree cover loss by year at the subnational level (administrative level 1)

Sub-national admin area 1Tree cover extent
(2001)
ha
Tree cover loss
(2001-05)
ha
Tree cover loss
(2006-10)
ha
Tree cover loss
(2011-15)
ha
Tree cover loss
(2016-20)
ha
Tree cover loss
(2001-20)
ha
Tree cover loss
(2001-20)
%
Aisén del General Carlos Ibáñez del Campo5,608,4206,2979,17413,8596,25135,5800.6%
Los Ríos1,132,51623,35836,27552,18128,103139,91812.4%
Magallanes y Antártica Chilena3,383,6305,2964,1124,29842014,1260.4%
Maule941,71468,45379,48599,253119,657366,84839.0%
Ñuble622,35546,36956,28669,02550,949222,62935.8%
Región Metropolitana de Santiago212,5552,7533,5325,2848,89720,4669.6%
Tarapacá2000000.0%
Valparaíso214,9645,2257,5536,5928,54227,91213.0%
Antofagasta15000000.5%
Araucanía1,956,85790,158103,251123,037116,351432,79722.1%
Arica y Parinacota73210033.7%
Atacama112010121.8%
Bío-Bío1,435,375140,238153,396159,912148,908602,45442.0%
Coquimbo15,209921591042726284.1%
Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins347,70117,98322,24819,29634,06593,59226.9%
Los Lagos3,415,56920,06641,23349,00332,550142,8514.2%




Tree cover loss by year at the subnational level (administrative level 2)

Sub-national admin area 1Admin area 2Tree cover extent
(2000)
ha
Tree cover loss
(2001-05)
ha
Tree cover loss
(2006-10)
ha
Tree cover loss
(2011-15)
ha
Tree cover loss
(2016-20)
ha
Tree cover loss
(2001-20)
ha
Tree cover loss
(2001-20)
%
Arica y ParinacotaParinacota0000000.0%




Primary forest loss by year at the subnational level (administrative level 2)

Sub-national admin area 1Primary forest extent
(2000)
ha
Primary forest loss
(2001-05)
ha
Primary forest loss
(2006-10)
ha
Primary forest loss
(2011-15)
ha
Primary forest loss
(2016-20)
ha
Primary forest loss
(2001-20)
ha
Primary forest loss
(2001-20)
%
Arica y Parinacota0000000.0%




Primary forest loss by year at the subnational area (administrative level 2)

Sub-national admin area 1Admin area 2Primary forest extent
(2001)
ha
Primary forest loss
(2001-05)
ha
Primary forest loss
(2006-10)
ha
Primary forest loss
(2011-15)
ha
Primary forest loss
(2016-20)
ha
Primary forest loss
(2001-20)
ha
Primary forest loss
(2001-20)
%
Arica y ParinacotaParinacota0000000.0%


 

2019 forest data for Chile | Archived forest data for Chile | Forest data for Chile

Data Source: Tree cover loss: Hansen/UMD/Google/USGS/NASA via Global Forest Watch. Administrative boundaries: Global Administrative Areas database (GADM), version 3.6.

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