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
- Chile
- Greenland
How they compare
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.
Greenland has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher breakdown of habitable land area, Chile or Greenland?
- Greenland, at 1.54 million hectares against 1.26 million hectares in Chile as of 2019.
- What is the difference in breakdown of habitable land area between Chile and Greenland?
- 273,890 hectares, with Greenland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Greenland?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2019.
- How do Chile and Greenland rank globally for breakdown of habitable land area?
- Chile ranks 22nd and Greenland ranks 19th of 235 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Breakdown of habitable land area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Habitable land is defined as ice- and barren-free land. Agricultural land is the sum of croplands and pasture for grazing.