Grazing land use over the long-term in Chile
Chile: Grazing land use over the long-term was 7.74 million hectares in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
7.74 million hectares
Change on year
down 3.7%
World rank
56th
of 202 countries
All-time high
14.01 million hectares
in 2007
All-time low
817,005 hectares
in 1000
Years of data
108
1000–2025
Grazing land use over the long-term in Chile, 1000–2025
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Chile recorded 7.74 million hectares for grazing land use over the long-term in 2025.
That represents a change of down 3.7% on the previous year and down 29.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, grazing land use over the long-term in Chile peaked at 14.01 million hectares in 2007 and was at its lowest, 817,005 hectares, in 1000.
Chile ranks 56th of 202 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 817,005 hectares | 817,005 hectares | 817,005 hectares | 1 |
| 1100s | 880,168 hectares | 880,168 hectares | 880,168 hectares | 1 |
| 1200s | 938,097 hectares | 938,097 hectares | 938,097 hectares | 1 |
| 1300s | 989,854 hectares | 989,854 hectares | 989,854 hectares | 1 |
| 1400s | 1.03 million hectares | 1.03 million hectares | 1.03 million hectares | 1 |
| 1500s | 1.07 million hectares | 1.07 million hectares | 1.07 million hectares | 1 |
| 1600s | 1.02 million hectares | 1.02 million hectares | 1.02 million hectares | 1 |
| 1700s | 971,093 hectares | 971,093 hectares | 971,093 hectares | 1 |
| 1710s | 990,143 hectares | 990,143 hectares | 990,143 hectares | 1 |
| 1720s | 1.01 million hectares | 1.01 million hectares | 1.01 million hectares | 1 |
| 1730s | 1.03 million hectares | 1.03 million hectares | 1.03 million hectares | 1 |
| 1740s | 1.05 million hectares | 1.05 million hectares | 1.05 million hectares | 1 |
| 1750s | 1.07 million hectares | 1.07 million hectares | 1.07 million hectares | 1 |
| 1760s | 1.09 million hectares | 1.09 million hectares | 1.09 million hectares | 1 |
| 1770s | 1.11 million hectares | 1.11 million hectares | 1.11 million hectares | 1 |
| 1780s | 1.13 million hectares | 1.13 million hectares | 1.13 million hectares | 1 |
| 1790s | 1.15 million hectares | 1.15 million hectares | 1.15 million hectares | 1 |
| 1800s | 1.16 million hectares | 1.16 million hectares | 1.16 million hectares | 1 |
| 1810s | 1.18 million hectares | 1.18 million hectares | 1.18 million hectares | 1 |
| 1820s | 1.29 million hectares | 1.29 million hectares | 1.29 million hectares | 1 |
| 1830s | 1.41 million hectares | 1.41 million hectares | 1.41 million hectares | 1 |
| 1840s | 1.55 million hectares | 1.55 million hectares | 1.55 million hectares | 1 |
| 1850s | 2.07 million hectares | 2.07 million hectares | 2.07 million hectares | 1 |
| 1860s | 2.77 million hectares | 2.77 million hectares | 2.77 million hectares | 1 |
| 1870s | 3.15 million hectares | 3.15 million hectares | 3.15 million hectares | 1 |
| 1880s | 3.36 million hectares | 3.36 million hectares | 3.36 million hectares | 1 |
| 1890s | 3.64 million hectares | 3.64 million hectares | 3.64 million hectares | 1 |
| 1900s | 4.09 million hectares | 4.09 million hectares | 4.09 million hectares | 1 |
| 1910s | 4.74 million hectares | 4.74 million hectares | 4.74 million hectares | 1 |
| 1920s | 5.07 million hectares | 5.07 million hectares | 5.07 million hectares | 1 |
| 1930s | 5.64 million hectares | 5.64 million hectares | 5.64 million hectares | 1 |
| 1940s | 6.67 million hectares | 6.67 million hectares | 6.67 million hectares | 1 |
| 1950s | 8.23 million hectares | 7.46 million hectares | 9.10 million hectares | 10 |
| 1960s | 10.09 million hectares | 9.31 million hectares | 10.85 million hectares | 10 |
| 1970s | 12.04 million hectares | 11.00 million hectares | 12.80 million hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 12.82 million hectares | 12.80 million hectares | 12.85 million hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.90 million hectares | 12.85 million hectares | 12.93 million hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.59 million hectares | 13.00 million hectares | 14.01 million hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.21 million hectares | 9.53 million hectares | 12.89 million hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.47 million hectares | 7.74 million hectares | 9.16 million hectares | 6 |
Countries ranked near Chile
More environment data for Chile
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 118.12 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 5.98 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 6.65 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.9074 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 1.05 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0882 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 23.3 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.1813 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0652 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 14.34 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is grazing land use over the long-term in Chile?
- Grazing land use over the long-term in Chile was 7.74 million hectares in 2025, according to HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest grazing land use over the long-term recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 14.01 million hectares in 2007.
- What is the lowest grazing land use over the long-term recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 817,005 hectares in 1000.
- How does Chile rank for grazing land use over the long-term?
- Chile ranks 56th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is grazing land use over the long-term rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Chile data come from?
- The figures come from HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Grazing land use over the long-term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total grazingland area for each separate country over time.