Chile vs New Zealand: Arable land — Area, per square kilometre

Chile
0.0019 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
New Zealand
0.002 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Chile rank
150th
New Zealand rank
149th

Arable land — Area, per square kilometre over time

  • Chile
  • New Zealand
0.0010.0020.0030.0040.0050.006196119922023

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 0.002 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0019 1000 ha per square kilometre in Chile, a difference of 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Chile ahead.

Chile ranks 150th and New Zealand ranks 149th of 184 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 5 and New Zealand in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Chile New Zealand Difference Ahead
1960s 0.005 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0014 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0036 1000 ha per square kilometre Chile
1970s 0.0054 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0015 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.004 1000 ha per square kilometre Chile
1980s 0.0046 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0016 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.003 1000 ha per square kilometre Chile
1990s 0.003 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0015 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0015 1000 ha per square kilometre Chile
2000s 0.002 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0016 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0004 1000 ha per square kilometre Chile
2010s 0.0019 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.002 1000 ha per square kilometre 0 1000 ha per square kilometre New Zealand
2020s 0.0019 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0021 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land — area, per square kilometre, Chile or New Zealand?
New Zealand, at 0.002 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0019 1000 ha per square kilometre in Chile as of 2023.
What is the difference in arable land — area, per square kilometre between Chile and New Zealand?
0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and New Zealand?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Chile and New Zealand rank globally for arable land — area, per square kilometre?
Chile ranks 150th and New Zealand ranks 149th of 184 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Arable land — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Arable land — Area, per square kilometre
Unit
1000 ha per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
187 places, 10,763 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Arable land — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.