Afghanistan vs Chile: Land area in hectares
Land area in hectares over time
- Afghanistan
- Chile
How they compare
Chile currently reports 74.28 million hectares against 65.22 million hectares in Afghanistan, a difference of 9.06 million hectares.
That makes Chile's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Chile has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 41st and Chile ranks 39th of 238 countries.
Chile has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Chile | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 65.22 million hectares | 74.35 million hectares | 9.13 million hectares | Chile |
| 1970s | 65.22 million hectares | 74.35 million hectares | 9.13 million hectares | Chile |
| 1980s | 65.22 million hectares | 74.35 million hectares | 9.13 million hectares | Chile |
| 1990s | 65.22 million hectares | 74.35 million hectares | 9.13 million hectares | Chile |
| 2000s | 65.22 million hectares | 74.35 million hectares | 9.13 million hectares | Chile |
| 2010s | 65.22 million hectares | 74.27 million hectares | 9.05 million hectares | Chile |
| 2020s | 65.22 million hectares | 74.28 million hectares | 9.06 million hectares | Chile |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land area in hectares, Afghanistan or Chile?
- Chile, at 74.28 million hectares against 65.22 million hectares in Afghanistan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in land area in hectares between Afghanistan and Chile?
- 9.06 million hectares, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Chile?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Afghanistan and Chile rank globally for land area in hectares?
- Afghanistan ranks 41st and Chile ranks 39th of 238 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Land area in hectares. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total land area, measured in hectares. 100 hectares is one square kilometer. Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.