Chile vs Greenland: Breakdown of habitable land area

Chile

1.26 million hectares

in 2019

Greenland

1.54 million hectares

in 2019

Chile rank

22nd

Greenland rank

19th

Breakdown of habitable land area over time

Greenland currently reports 1.54 million hectares against 1.26 million hectares in Chile, a difference of 273,890 hectares.

That makes Greenland's figure about 1.2 times Chile's.

Across all 5 years both countries report, Greenland has been ahead every year.

Chile ranks 22nd and Greenland ranks 19th of 235 countries.

Indicator: Breakdown of habitable land area
Unit: hectares
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 235 places, 1,175 data points, 2015–2019
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Habitable land is defined as ice- and barren-free land. Agricultural land is the sum of croplands and pasture for grazing.