Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Chile

Chile: Agricultural land — Share in Land area was 14.41 % in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
14.41 %
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
191st
of 237 countries
All-time high
23.13 %
in 1976
All-time low
14.4 %
in 2023
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Chile, 1961–2024

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for agricultural land — share in land area in Chile is 14.41 %, measured in 2024.

The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 19.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, agricultural land — share in land area in Chile peaked at 23.13 % in 1976 and was at its lowest, 14.4 %, in 2023.

That places Chile 191st out of 237 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 18.96 % 18 % 19.97 % 9
1970s 21.91 % 20.31 % 23.13 % 10
1980s 22.14 % 21.73 % 22.66 % 10
1990s 20.76 % 20.39 % 21.38 % 10
2000s 20.76 % 20.31 % 21.16 % 10
2010s 17.72 % 15.44 % 19.8 % 10
2020s 14.55 % 14.4 % 14.9 % 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is agricultural land — share in land area in Chile?
Agricultural land — share in land area in Chile was 14.41 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in Chile?
The highest recorded value was 23.13 % in 1976.
What is the lowest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in Chile?
The lowest recorded value was 14.4 % in 2023.
How does Chile rank for agricultural land — share in land area?
Chile ranks 191st out of 237 countries with data for 2024.
Is agricultural land — share in land area rising or falling in Chile?
Over the last ten years it is down 19.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Chile data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agricultural land — Share in Land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Agricultural land — Share in Land area
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
273 places, 16,066 data points, 1961–2024
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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.