Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Chile
Chile: Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland was 58.07 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Chile, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Chile is 58.07 %, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Chile peaked at 64.51 % in 2007 and was at its lowest, 27.99 %, in 1963.
That places Chile 26th out of 201 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 28.43 % | 27.99 % | 29.34 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 29.04 % | 28.3 % | 30.54 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 33.37 % | 30.99 % | 36.22 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 44.21 % | 37.72 % | 49.32 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 57.89 % | 50.78 % | 64.51 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 57.12 % | 54.79 % | 60.79 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.97 % | 54.49 % | 58.07 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Chile
- 23 Iraq 65.12 % compare
- 24 Pakistan 63.68 % compare
- 25 Azerbaijan 62.97 % compare
- 27 China, mainland 57.96 % compare
- 28 China 57.9 % compare
- 29 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 57.31 % compare
More environment data for Chile
- 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)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.1 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Chile?
- Land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Chile was 58.07 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 64.51 % in 2007.
- What is the lowest land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.99 % in 1963.
- How does Chile rank for land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland?
- Chile ranks 26th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. 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 Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland. 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.