Land use in Chile
Chile: Land use was 1.91 million hectares in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land use in Chile, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Chile recorded 1.91 million hectares for land use in 2023.
That represents a change of up 3.2% on the previous year and down 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use in Chile peaked at 4.40 million hectares in 1976 and was at its lowest, 1.72 million hectares, in 2007.
Chile ranks 92nd of 223 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.92 million hectares | 3.84 million hectares | 4.00 million hectares | 9 |
| 1970s | 4.25 million hectares | 4.10 million hectares | 4.40 million hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.64 million hectares | 3.30 million hectares | 4.05 million hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.52 million hectares | 2.13 million hectares | 3.05 million hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.92 million hectares | 1.72 million hectares | 2.15 million hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.94 million hectares | 1.83 million hectares | 2.03 million hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.93 million hectares | 1.85 million hectares | 2.03 million hectares | 4 |
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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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land use in Chile?
- Land use in Chile was 1.91 million hectares in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest land use recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 4.40 million hectares in 1976.
- What is the lowest land use recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.72 million hectares in 2007.
- How does Chile rank for land use?
- Chile ranks 92nd out of 223 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Land use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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