Chile vs Indonesia: Arable land use per person

Chile
0.0716 hectares per person
in 2023
Indonesia
0.0632 hectares per person
in 2023
Chile rank
137th
Indonesia rank
139th

Arable land use per person over time

  • Chile
  • Indonesia
0.10.20.30.4196119922023

How they compare

Chile currently reports 0.0716 hectares per person against 0.0632 hectares per person in Indonesia, a difference of 0.0084 hectares per person.

That makes Chile's figure about 1.1 times Indonesia's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Chile has been ahead every year.

Chile ranks 137th and Indonesia ranks 139th of 206 countries.

Chile has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Chile Indonesia Difference Ahead
1960s 0.4137 hectares per person 0.1501 hectares per person 0.2635 hectares per person Chile
1970s 0.3825 hectares per person 0.1278 hectares per person 0.2547 hectares per person Chile
1980s 0.2785 hectares per person 0.1159 hectares per person 0.1627 hectares per person Chile
1990s 0.1565 hectares per person 0.0915 hectares per person 0.065 hectares per person Chile
2000s 0.0919 hectares per person 0.0782 hectares per person 0.0137 hectares per person Chile
2010s 0.0797 hectares per person 0.0687 hectares per person 0.011 hectares per person Chile
2020s 0.0715 hectares per person 0.064 hectares per person 0.0075 hectares per person Chile

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land use per person, Chile or Indonesia?
Chile, at 0.0716 hectares per person against 0.0632 hectares per person in Indonesia as of 2023.
What is the difference in arable land use per person between Chile and Indonesia?
0.0084 hectares per person, with Chile ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Indonesia?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Chile and Indonesia rank globally for arable land use per person?
Chile ranks 137th and Indonesia ranks 139th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Arable land use per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Arable land use per person
Unit
hectares per person
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
206 places, 11,842 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Arable land is defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops, temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. It is measured in hectares per person.