Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces in Chile
Chile: Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces was 1,384 Square kilometres in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces in Chile, 2005–2022
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
Chile recorded 1,384 Square kilometres for land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces in 2022. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 12.6% on the previous year and up 290.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces in Chile peaked at 1,384 Square kilometres in 2022 and was at its lowest, 88.6 Square kilometres, in 2005.
That places Chile 40th out of 164 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces in Chile, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 88.6 Square kilometres | — |
| 2010 | 354.6 Square kilometres | +300.2% |
| 2015 | 726.23 Square kilometres | +104.8% |
| 2020 | 1,229 Square kilometres | +69.2% |
| 2022 | 1,384 Square kilometres | +12.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 88.6 Square kilometres | 88.6 Square kilometres | 88.6 Square kilometres | 1 |
| 2010s | 540.41 Square kilometres | 354.6 Square kilometres | 726.23 Square kilometres | 2 |
| 2020s | 1,306 Square kilometres | 1,229 Square kilometres | 1,384 Square kilometres | 2 |
Countries ranked near Chile
- 37 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 1,413 Square kilometres compare
- 38 Côte d’Ivoire 1,406 Square kilometres compare
- 39 Czechia 1,391 Square kilometres compare
- 41 Angola 1,252 Square kilometres compare
- 42 Tanzania, United Republic of 1,233 Square kilometres compare
- 43 Azerbaijan 1,223 Square kilometres compare
More environment data for Chile
- 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)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate 44.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per capita 0.0299 t per person (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, annual growth rate 29.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces in Chile?
- Land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces in Chile was 1,384 Square kilometres in 2022, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 1,384 Square kilometres in 2022.
- What is the lowest land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 88.6 Square kilometres in 2005.
- How does Chile rank for land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces?
- Chile ranks 40th out of 164 countries with data for 2022.
- Is land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 290.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Chile data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The land cover dataset provides a global assessment of land cover and land cover change to monitor pressures on ecosystems and biodiversity. By using geospatial data with high spatio-temporal resolution, it develops a set of internationally comparable indicators with a long time series and a five-year interval from 2000 to 2022 for the Climate Change Initiative Land Cover dataset, and from 1975 to 2030 for the Global Human Settlement Layer dataset. Please see the working paper for a more complete description of the methods. The dataset has a global coverage on the national level, while on the sub-national TL2 level (i.e. large subnational regions) results are reported for all OECD countries as well as for Argentina, Brazil, China, India, Indonesia and South Africa. The following country aggregates are included: Euro area, European Union, Advanced economies, Emerging market economies, G7, G20, OECD, OECD Europe, OECD Asia Oceania, OECD Americas, the LAC region and the World. Data source(s): Climate Change Initiative land cover data and Global Human Settlement Layer built-up area data. Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Database documentation