Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita in Chile
Chile: Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita was 0.3896 hectares per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita in Chile, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
In 2025, grazing land use over the long-term, per capita in Chile stood at 0.3896 hectares per person. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.2% on the previous year and down 36.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, grazing land use over the long-term, per capita in Chile peaked at 1.18 hectares per person in 1976 and was at its lowest, 0.3896 hectares per person, in 2025.
That places Chile 56th out of 189 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita in Chile, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.14 hectares per person | — |
| 1961 | 1.15 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 1962 | 1.14 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1963 | 1.14 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1964 | 1.13 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1965 | 1.13 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1966 | 1.12 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1967 | 1.12 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 1.12 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 1.12 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1970 | 1.12 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1971 | 1.12 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 1.12 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 1.12 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 1.13 hectares per person | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 1.14 hectares per person | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 1.18 hectares per person | +3.3% |
| 1977 | 1.16 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1978 | 1.15 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1979 | 1.13 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1980 | 1.11 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1981 | 1.1 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1982 | 1.08 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1983 | 1.06 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1984 | 1.05 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1985 | 1.03 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1986 | 1.02 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1987 | 1 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1988 | 0.9885 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1989 | 0.9724 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1990 | 0.9563 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1991 | 0.9405 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 0.9255 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 0.9147 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 0.9011 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 0.89 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 0.8777 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 0.8656 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 0.8544 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 0.844 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 0.8385 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.8289 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.8513 hectares per person | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 0.8424 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.8649 hectares per person | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 0.8563 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.848 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.8405 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.81 hectares per person | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 0.7799 hectares per person | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 0.7504 hectares per person | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 0.7215 hectares per person | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 0.6933 hectares per person | -3.9% |
| 2013 | 0.6656 hectares per person | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 0.6381 hectares per person | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 0.6109 hectares per person | -4.3% |
| 2016 | 0.5831 hectares per person | -4.5% |
| 2017 | 0.5538 hectares per person | -5.0% |
| 2018 | 0.5242 hectares per person | -5.3% |
| 2019 | 0.4965 hectares per person | -5.3% |
| 2020 | 0.4727 hectares per person | -4.8% |
| 2021 | 0.4515 hectares per person | -4.5% |
| 2022 | 0.4492 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.424 hectares per person | -5.6% |
| 2024 | 0.4066 hectares per person | -4.1% |
| 2025 | 0.3896 hectares per person | -4.2% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 0.3896 hectares per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.08 hectares per person, 4.9× the median. (68 countries reporting)
- Chile's 0.3896 hectares per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.1039 hectares per person, 3.7× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.13 hectares per person | 1.12 hectares per person | 1.15 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.14 hectares per person | 1.12 hectares per person | 1.18 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.04 hectares per person | 0.9724 hectares per person | 1.11 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.897 hectares per person | 0.844 hectares per person | 0.9563 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8361 hectares per person | 0.7799 hectares per person | 0.8649 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6237 hectares per person | 0.4965 hectares per person | 0.7504 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4323 hectares per person | 0.3896 hectares per person | 0.4727 hectares per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Chile
- 53 North Macedonia 0.4383 hectares per person compare
- 54 Canada 0.4351 hectares per person compare
- 55 Cote d'Ivoire 0.4035 hectares per person compare
- 57 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.3851 hectares per person compare
- 58 Tunisia 0.3847 hectares per person compare
- 59 Armenia 0.3789 hectares per person compare
More environment data for Chile
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate -3.72 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.67 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.3357 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.266 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.82 °C (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 10.83 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 1.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 6.6 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is grazing land use over the long-term, per capita in Chile?
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita in Chile was 0.3896 hectares per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest grazing land use over the long-term, per capita recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 1.18 hectares per person in 1976.
- What is the lowest grazing land use over the long-term, per capita recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3896 hectares per person in 2025.
- How does Chile rank for grazing land use over the long-term, per capita?
- Chile ranks 56th out of 189 countries with data for 2025.
- Is grazing land use over the long-term, per capita rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Chile data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Grazing land use over the long-term divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Grazing land use over the long-term ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Grazing land use over the long term Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Grazing land use over the long-term divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.