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
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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

Indicator
Grazing land use over the long-term
Unit
hectares
Source
HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
202 places, 21,816 data points, 1000–2025
Last refreshed

Total grazingland area for each separate country over time.