Chile vs Vietnam: Arable land use per person

Chile
0.0716 hectares per person
in 2023
Vietnam
0.067 hectares per person
in 2023
Chile rank
137th
Vietnam rank
138th

Arable land use per person over time

  • Chile
  • Vietnam
0.10.20.30.4196119922023

How they compare

Chile currently reports 0.0716 hectares per person against 0.067 hectares per person in Vietnam, a difference of 0.0046 hectares per person.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Chile ahead.

Chile ranks 137th and Vietnam ranks 138th of 206 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Chile Vietnam Difference Ahead
1960s 0.4137 hectares per person 0.1507 hectares per person 0.263 hectares per person Chile
1970s 0.3825 hectares per person 0.1256 hectares per person 0.2569 hectares per person Chile
1980s 0.2785 hectares per person 0.0983 hectares per person 0.1803 hectares per person Chile
1990s 0.1565 hectares per person 0.0781 hectares per person 0.0784 hectares per person Chile
2000s 0.0919 hectares per person 0.079 hectares per person 0.0129 hectares per person Chile
2010s 0.0797 hectares per person 0.0724 hectares per person 0.0073 hectares per person Chile
2020s 0.0715 hectares per person 0.0682 hectares per person 0.0033 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 Vietnam?
Chile, at 0.0716 hectares per person against 0.067 hectares per person in Vietnam as of 2023.
What is the difference in arable land use per person between Chile and Vietnam?
0.0046 hectares per person, with Chile ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Vietnam?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Chile and Vietnam rank globally for arable land use per person?
Chile ranks 137th and Vietnam ranks 138th 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.