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

Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

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 MODIS. 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 469.02 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)

469.02 1000 ha

Change on year

up 0.1%

World rank

36th

of 240 countries

All-time high

469.02 1000 ha

in 2024

All-time low

449.67 1000 ha

in 2001

Years of data

2001–2024

Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area in Chile, 2001–2024

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 469.02 1000 ha, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in Chile peaked at 469.02 1000 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 449.67 1000 ha, in 2001.

Chile ranks 36th of 240 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
2000s	454.08 1000 ha	449.67 1000 ha	456.79 1000 ha	9
2010s	460.46 1000 ha	457.67 1000 ha	464.26 1000 ha	10
2020s	467.34 1000 ha	465.07 1000 ha	469.02 1000 ha	5

Countries ranked near Chile

33 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 503.77 1000 ha compare
34 Caribbean 501.64 1000 ha compare
35 Saudi Arabia 494.7 1000 ha compare
37 Colombia 433.19 1000 ha compare
38 Iraq 423.28 1000 ha compare
39 Kazakhstan 403.94 1000 ha compare

See the full ranking of 269 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 469.02 1000 ha in 2024, 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 469.02 1000 ha in 2024.
What is the lowest artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area recorded in Chile?: The lowest recorded value was 449.67 1000 ha in 2001.
How does Chile rank for artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area?: Chile ranks 36th out of 240 countries with data for 2024.
Is artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area rising or falling in Chile?: Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
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 MODIS. 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 MODIS
Unit: 1000 ha
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 269 places, 6,390 data points, 2001–2024
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.