Chile's forest cover rose from 20.8 % in 1994 to 25.0 % in 2023.
Chile · Environment
Forests, air quality, land, water and protected areas.
10 indicators · 10 with data
Land
Chile's forest area rose from 154,745 km in 1994 to 185,794 km in 2023.
Chile's terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) rose from 18.3 % in 2013 to 21.6 % in 2025.
Chile's agricultural land (% of land area) fell from 20.8 % in 1994 to 14.4 % in 2023.
Chile's arable land (% of land area) fell from 3.1 % in 1994 to 1.9 % in 2023.
Air
Chile's air pollution (pm2.5) fell from 26.6 in 1994 to 23.1 in 2023.
Water
Chile's water stress rose from 2.4 % in 1993 to 4.0 % in 2022.
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita
cubic metres per person
12th of 181 · 4th in Latin America
Chile's renewable internal freshwater resources per capita fell from 62,756 in 1993 to 45,262 in 2022.
Access
Chile's safe drinking water rose from 91.5 % in 2000 to 97.8 % in 2024.
Chile's safe sanitation rose from 69.7 % in 2000 to 95.1 % in 2024.