Terrestrial protected areas in Chile
Chile: Terrestrial protected areas was 21.6 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
21.6
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
79th
of 213 countries
All-time high
21.6
in 2024
All-time low
18.3
in 2013
Years of data
13
2013–2025
Terrestrial protected areas in Chile, 2013–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Chile recorded 21.6 for terrestrial protected areas in 2025. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 18.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, terrestrial protected areas in Chile peaked at 21.6 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 18.3, in 2013.
Chile ranks 79th of 213 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Terrestrial protected areas in Chile, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 18.3 | — |
| 2014 | 18.3 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 18.3 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 18.4 | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 18.4 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 18.5 | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 20.4 | +10.3% |
| 2020 | 20.9 | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 20.9 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 21 | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 21 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 21.6 | +2.9% |
| 2025 | 21.6 | +0.0% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 21.6 is above the median for high income countries, which is 21.5, 1.0× the median. (83 countries reporting)
- Chile's 21.6 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 17.7, 1.2× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 18.66 | 18.3 | 20.4 | 7 |
| 2020s | 21.17 | 20.9 | 21.6 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Chile
More reference data data for Chile
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9268 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.22 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.33 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2204 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 5.33 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.11 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.46 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 11.45 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 25.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.2 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is terrestrial protected areas in Chile?
- Terrestrial protected areas in Chile was 21.6 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest terrestrial protected areas recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 21.6 in 2024.
- What is the lowest terrestrial protected areas recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.3 in 2013.
- How does Chile rank for terrestrial protected areas?
- Chile ranks 79th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is terrestrial protected areas rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chile data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Terrestrial protected areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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