Is artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area rising or falling in Chile?

Over the last ten years it is up 42.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Chile data come from?

The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area from CCI_LC. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area in Chile

Name: Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area in Chile
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)

Chile: Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area was 230.1 1000 ha in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)

230.1 1000 ha

Change on year

up 3.5%

World rank

45th

of 241 countries

All-time high

230.1 1000 ha

in 2022

All-time low

100.23 1000 ha

in 1992

Years of data

1992–2022

Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area in Chile, 1992–2022

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.

Analysis

The most recent figure for artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in Chile is 230.1 1000 ha, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.5% on the previous year and up 42.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in Chile peaked at 230.1 1000 ha in 2022 and was at its lowest, 100.23 1000 ha, in 1992.

Chile ranks 45th of 241 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1990s	111.15 1000 ha	100.23 1000 ha	122.47 1000 ha	8
2000s	135.61 1000 ha	126.03 1000 ha	148.13 1000 ha	10
2010s	179.96 1000 ha	152.84 1000 ha	218.58 1000 ha	10
2020s	223.65 1000 ha	218.58 1000 ha	230.1 1000 ha	3

Countries ranked near Chile

42 Algeria 244.99 1000 ha compare
43 Peru 234.67 1000 ha compare
44 Iraq 233.47 1000 ha compare
46 United Arab Emirates 229.76 1000 ha compare
47 Colombia 216.53 1000 ha compare
48 Portugal 216.34 1000 ha compare

See the full ranking of 270 places →

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 — Share in Agricultural land 13.19 % (2024)
Arable land — Area 1,410 1000 ha (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in Chile?: Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in Chile was 230.1 1000 ha in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area recorded in Chile?: The highest recorded value was 230.1 1000 ha in 2022.
What is the lowest artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area recorded in Chile?: The lowest recorded value was 100.23 1000 ha in 1992.
How does Chile rank for artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area?: Chile ranks 45th out of 241 countries with data for 2022.
Is artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area rising or falling in Chile?: Over the last ten years it is up 42.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Chile data come from?: The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area from CCI_LC. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area from CCI_LC
Unit: 1000 ha
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 270 places, 8,231 data points, 1992–2022
Last refreshed: 12 August 2026

The FAOSTAT domain on Land Cover data under the Agri-Environmental Indicators section contains land cover information organized by the land cover classes of the international standard system for Environmental and Economic Accounting Central Framework (SEEA CF). The land cover information is compiled from publicly available Global Land Cover (GLC) maps: a) MODIS land cover types based on the Land Cover Classification System, LCCS; b) The European Spatial Agency (ESA) Climate Change Initiative (CCI) annual land cover maps produced by the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL)-Geomatics and now under the European Copernicus Program; c) The annual land cover maps which were produced under the European Copernicus Global Land Service (CGLS) (CGLS land cover, containing discrete land cover categorization), with spatial resolution 100m; and d) the WorldCover maps of the European Space Agency, produced at 10m resolution.