What is land use over the long-term in Chile?

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 land use over the long-term recorded in Chile?

The highest recorded value was 14.01 million hectares in 2007.

What is the lowest land use over the long-term recorded in Chile?

The lowest recorded value was 817,005 hectares in 1000.

How does Chile rank for land use over the long-term?

Chile ranks 56th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.

Is 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 Land use over the long-term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Land use over the long-term in Chile

Name: Land use over the long-term in Chile
Creator: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Chile: 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

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

In 2025, land use over the long-term in Chile stood at 7.74 million hectares.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.7% on the previous year and down 29.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, 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

53 Kyrgyzstan 8.99 million hectares compare
54 New Zealand 8.68 million hectares compare
55 Syria 8.16 million hectares compare
57 France 7.73 million hectares compare
58 Ukraine 7.50 million hectares compare
59 Eritrea 6.90 million hectares compare

See the full ranking of 202 places →

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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is land use over the long-term in Chile?: 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 land use over the long-term recorded in Chile?: The highest recorded value was 14.01 million hectares in 2007.
What is the lowest land use over the long-term recorded in Chile?: The lowest recorded value was 817,005 hectares in 1000.
How does Chile rank for land use over the long-term?: Chile ranks 56th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
Is 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 Land use over the long-term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Land use over the long-term
Unit: hectares
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 202 places, 21,816 data points, 1000–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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