Chile vs Eritrea: Grazing land use over the long-term
Chile
7.74 million hectares
in 2025
Eritrea
6.90 million hectares
in 2025
Chile rank
56th
Eritrea rank
59th
Grazing land use over the long-term over time
- Chile
- Eritrea
How they compare
Chile currently reports 7.74 million hectares against 6.90 million hectares in Eritrea, a difference of 837,760 hectares.
That makes Chile's figure about 1.1 times Eritrea's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Chile ahead.
Chile ranks 56th and Eritrea ranks 59th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 24 and Eritrea in 16.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Eritrea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 817,005 hectares | 342,803 hectares | 474,202 hectares | Chile |
| 1100s | 880,168 hectares | 389,578 hectares | 490,590 hectares | Chile |
| 1200s | 938,097 hectares | 435,012 hectares | 503,085 hectares | Chile |
| 1300s | 989,854 hectares | 506,585 hectares | 483,269 hectares | Chile |
| 1400s | 1.03 million hectares | 575,979 hectares | 458,161 hectares | Chile |
| 1500s | 1.07 million hectares | 643,101 hectares | 425,959 hectares | Chile |
| 1600s | 1.02 million hectares | 1.00 million hectares | 23,420 hectares | Chile |
| 1700s | 971,093 hectares | 1.35 million hectares | 374,627 hectares | Eritrea |
| 1710s | 990,143 hectares | 1.43 million hectares | 441,287 hectares | Eritrea |
| 1720s | 1.01 million hectares | 1.52 million hectares | 507,530 hectares | Eritrea |
| 1730s | 1.03 million hectares | 1.60 million hectares | 573,360 hectares | Eritrea |
| 1740s | 1.05 million hectares | 1.69 million hectares | 638,800 hectares | Eritrea |
| 1750s | 1.07 million hectares | 1.77 million hectares | 703,880 hectares | Eritrea |
| 1760s | 1.09 million hectares | 1.86 million hectares | 768,650 hectares | Eritrea |
| 1770s | 1.11 million hectares | 1.94 million hectares | 833,110 hectares | Eritrea |
| 1780s | 1.13 million hectares | 2.02 million hectares | 897,340 hectares | Eritrea |
| 1790s | 1.15 million hectares | 2.11 million hectares | 961,350 hectares | Eritrea |
| 1800s | 1.16 million hectares | 2.19 million hectares | 1.03 million hectares | Eritrea |
| 1810s | 1.18 million hectares | 2.27 million hectares | 1.09 million hectares | Eritrea |
| 1820s | 1.29 million hectares | 2.36 million hectares | 1.06 million hectares | Eritrea |
| 1830s | 1.41 million hectares | 2.44 million hectares | 1.02 million hectares | Eritrea |
| 1840s | 1.55 million hectares | 2.52 million hectares | 974,550 hectares | Eritrea |
| 1850s | 2.07 million hectares | 2.60 million hectares | 533,970 hectares | Eritrea |
| 1860s | 2.77 million hectares | 2.67 million hectares | 101,080 hectares | Chile |
| 1870s | 3.15 million hectares | 2.74 million hectares | 401,450 hectares | Chile |
| 1880s | 3.36 million hectares | 2.83 million hectares | 528,270 hectares | Chile |
| 1890s | 3.64 million hectares | 2.94 million hectares | 700,290 hectares | Chile |
| 1900s | 4.09 million hectares | 3.07 million hectares | 1.03 million hectares | Chile |
| 1910s | 4.74 million hectares | 3.23 million hectares | 1.50 million hectares | Chile |
| 1920s | 5.07 million hectares | 3.46 million hectares | 1.61 million hectares | Chile |
| 1930s | 5.64 million hectares | 3.78 million hectares | 1.85 million hectares | Chile |
| 1940s | 6.67 million hectares | 4.35 million hectares | 2.32 million hectares | Chile |
| 1950s | 8.23 million hectares | 6.42 million hectares | 1.81 million hectares | Chile |
| 1960s | 10.09 million hectares | 7.21 million hectares | 2.88 million hectares | Chile |
| 1970s | 12.04 million hectares | 7.12 million hectares | 4.92 million hectares | Chile |
| 1980s | 12.82 million hectares | 7.00 million hectares | 5.82 million hectares | Chile |
| 1990s | 12.90 million hectares | 6.94 million hectares | 5.96 million hectares | Chile |
| 2000s | 13.59 million hectares | 6.93 million hectares | 6.67 million hectares | Chile |
| 2010s | 11.21 million hectares | 6.90 million hectares | 4.31 million hectares | Chile |
| 2020s | 8.47 million hectares | 6.90 million hectares | 1.57 million hectares | Chile |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher grazing land use over the long-term, Chile or Eritrea?
- Chile, at 7.74 million hectares against 6.90 million hectares in Eritrea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in grazing land use over the long-term between Chile and Eritrea?
- 837,760 hectares, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Eritrea?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Chile and Eritrea rank globally for grazing land use over the long-term?
- Chile ranks 56th and Eritrea ranks 59th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Grazing land use over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total grazingland area for each separate country over time.