Afghanistan vs Chile: Land area — Area

Afghanistan
65,223 1000 ha
in 2024
Chile
74,203 1000 ha
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
48th
Chile rank
46th

Land area — Area over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Chile
020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k196119922024

How they compare

Chile currently reports 74,203 1000 ha against 65,223 1000 ha in Afghanistan, a difference of 8,980 1000 ha.

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

Across all 64 years both countries report, Chile has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 48th and Chile ranks 46th of 267 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Chile Difference Ahead
1960s 65,223 1000 ha 74,353 1000 ha 9,130 1000 ha Chile
1970s 65,223 1000 ha 74,353 1000 ha 9,130 1000 ha Chile
1980s 65,223 1000 ha 74,353 1000 ha 9,130 1000 ha Chile
1990s 65,223 1000 ha 74,353 1000 ha 9,130 1000 ha Chile
2000s 65,223 1000 ha 74,353 1000 ha 9,130 1000 ha Chile
2010s 65,223 1000 ha 74,272 1000 ha 9,049 1000 ha Chile
2020s 65,223 1000 ha 74,271 1000 ha 9,048 1000 ha Chile

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land area — area, Afghanistan or Chile?
Chile, at 74,203 1000 ha against 65,223 1000 ha in Afghanistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in land area — area between Afghanistan and Chile?
8,980 1000 ha, with Chile ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Chile?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Afghanistan and Chile rank globally for land area — area?
Afghanistan ranks 48th and Chile ranks 46th of 267 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Land area — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Land area — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
300 places, 17,413 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.