Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Chile
Chile: Arable land — Share in Agricultural land was 13.19 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Chile, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for arable land — share in agricultural land in Chile is 13.19 %, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 21.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — share in agricultural land in Chile peaked at 27.19 % in 1961 and was at its lowest, 8.02 %, in 2007.
Chile ranks 184th of 231 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 26.41 % | 25.59 % | 27.19 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 24.86 % | 23.01 % | 25.9 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 20.73 % | 18.94 % | 22.77 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.54 % | 12.53 % | 17.62 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.73 % | 8.02 % | 11.95 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.02 % | 9.17 % | 12.24 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.15 % | 12.42 % | 13.86 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Chile
- 181 Kazakhstan 14.29 % compare
- 182 Uruguay 14.19 % compare
- 183 United Arab Emirates 14.14 % compare
- 185 Guyana 13.17 % compare
- 186 Kyrgyzstan 12.44 % compare
- 187 Vanuatu 12.37 % compare
More environment data for Chile
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 58.07 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 1,109 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 1,452 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 11.84 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 82.15 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 8,784 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 4.67 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 499 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Area 1,410 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.1 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — share in agricultural land in Chile?
- Arable land — share in agricultural land in Chile was 13.19 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 27.19 % in 1961.
- What is the lowest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.02 % in 2007.
- How does Chile rank for arable land — share in agricultural land?
- Chile ranks 184th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.6%. 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 Arable land — Share in Agricultural land. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.