Chile vs India: Share of land defined as natural habitat

Chile

42.39

in 2010

India

40.38

in 2010

Chile rank

120th

India rank

123rd

Share of land defined as natural habitat over time

Chile
India

How they compare

Chile currently reports 42.39 against 40.38 in India, a difference of 2.01.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 1780 it was India ahead.

Chile ranks 120th and India ranks 123rd of 168 countries.

Individual pages

Share of land defined as natural habitat in Chile
Share of land defined as natural habitat in India
Full country ranking

About this data

Indicator: Share of land defined as natural habitat
Source: Taylor and Rising, and United Nations (2021) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 168 places, 4,032 data points, 1780–2010
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Natural ecosystems include forest, grassland, savanna, and shrublands, and other classes such as peatlands and marshes. It is total land minus land that is used by humans for agriculture – either croplands or pasture – or for infrastructure and urban environments.