Land area equipped for irrigation — Area in Chile
Chile: Land area equipped for irrigation — Area was 1,109 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area in Chile, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land area equipped for irrigation — area in Chile is 1,109 1000 ha, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area equipped for irrigation — area in Chile peaked at 1,257 1000 ha in 1981 and was at its lowest, 1,075 1000 ha, in 1961.
That places Chile 47th out of 201 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 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 | 1,114 1000 ha | 1,075 1000 ha | 1,173 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,232 1000 ha | 1,180 1000 ha | 1,252 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,213 1000 ha | 1,150 1000 ha | 1,257 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,110 1000 ha | 1,100 1000 ha | 1,150 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,103 1000 ha | 1,100 1000 ha | 1,110 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,110 1000 ha | 1,110 1000 ha | 1,110 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,109 1000 ha | 1,109 1000 ha | 1,109 1000 ha | 5 |
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More environment data for Chile
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 58.07 % (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)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.1 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area equipped for irrigation — area in Chile?
- Land area equipped for irrigation — area in Chile was 1,109 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest land area equipped for irrigation — area recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 1,257 1000 ha in 1981.
- What is the lowest land area equipped for irrigation — area recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,075 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does Chile rank for land area equipped for irrigation — area?
- Chile ranks 47th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land area equipped for irrigation — area rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. 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 Land area equipped for irrigation — Area. 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.