Land use hidden — Land area, per capita in Chile
Chile: Land use hidden — Land area, per capita was 0.0378 Square kilometres per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0378 Square kilometres per person
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
38th
of 181 countries
All-time high
0.0893 Square kilometres per person
in 1961
All-time low
0.0378 Square kilometres per person
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land use hidden — Land area, per capita in Chile, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Square kilometres per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land use hidden — land area, per capita in Chile is 0.0378 Square kilometres per person, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — land area, per capita in Chile peaked at 0.0893 Square kilometres per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0378 Square kilometres per person, in 2023.
Chile ranks 38th of 181 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Land area, per capita in Chile, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0893 Square kilometres per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0875 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0858 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0841 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0825 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 1966 | 0.081 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0795 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0781 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0768 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0755 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0743 Square kilometres per person | -1.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0731 Square kilometres per person | -1.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0719 Square kilometres per person | -1.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0708 Square kilometres per person | -1.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0697 Square kilometres per person | -1.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0686 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0676 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0665 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0656 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0646 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0637 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0627 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0618 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0609 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 1985 | 0.06 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0591 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0581 Square kilometres per person | -1.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0572 Square kilometres per person | -1.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0563 Square kilometres per person | -1.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0553 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0544 Square kilometres per person | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0536 Square kilometres per person | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0527 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0519 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0512 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0505 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0498 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0491 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0485 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 0.048 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0474 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0469 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0464 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0459 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0455 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.045 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0446 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0442 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0437 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0433 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0429 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0424 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.042 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0415 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0411 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0406 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.04 Square kilometres per person | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0393 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0387 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0383 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0382 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.038 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0378 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 0.0378 Square kilometres per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0068 Square kilometres per person, 5.6× the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Chile's 0.0378 Square kilometres per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0105 Square kilometres per person, 3.6× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0827 Square kilometres per person | 0.0768 Square kilometres per person | 0.0893 Square kilometres per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0704 Square kilometres per person | 0.0656 Square kilometres per person | 0.0755 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0604 Square kilometres per person | 0.0563 Square kilometres per person | 0.0646 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0517 Square kilometres per person | 0.0485 Square kilometres per person | 0.0553 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0458 Square kilometres per person | 0.0437 Square kilometres per person | 0.048 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0412 Square kilometres per person | 0.0387 Square kilometres per person | 0.0433 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0381 Square kilometres per person | 0.0378 Square kilometres per person | 0.0383 Square kilometres per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Chile
- 35 Sweden 0.0387 Square kilometres per person compare
- 36 Vanuatu 0.038 Square kilometres per person compare
- 37 Peru 0.0378 Square kilometres per person compare
- 39 Sudan 0.0373 Square kilometres per person compare
- 40 Zambia 0.0359 Square kilometres per person compare
- 41 Solomon Islands 0.035 Square kilometres per person 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)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 6.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.202 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land use hidden — land area, per capita in Chile?
- Land use hidden — land area, per capita in Chile was 0.0378 Square kilometres per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land use hidden — land area, per capita recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0893 Square kilometres per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — land area, per capita recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0378 Square kilometres per person in 2023.
- How does Chile rank for land use hidden — land area, per capita?
- Chile ranks 38th out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — land area, per capita rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.1%. 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 Land use hidden — Land area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land use hidden — Land area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Land use hidden — Land area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land use hidden — Land area Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
- 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
Land use hidden — Land area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.