Breakdown of habitable land area in Chile
Chile: Breakdown of habitable land area was 1.26 million hectares in 2019. ▬ Flat
Breakdown of habitable land area in Chile, 2015–2019
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Chile recorded 1.26 million hectares for breakdown of habitable land area in 2019. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 3.0% over five years.
That places Chile 22nd out of 235 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
Breakdown of habitable land area in Chile, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1.23 million hectares | — |
| 2016 | 1.24 million hectares | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 1.25 million hectares | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 1.25 million hectares | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 1.26 million hectares | +0.7% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 1.26 million hectares is above the median for high income countries, which is 21,280 hectares, 59.3× the median. (82 countries reporting)
- Chile's 1.26 million hectares is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 42,730 hectares, 29.5× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Chile
More reference data data for Chile
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9268 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.22 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.33 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2204 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 5.33 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.11 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.46 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 11.45 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 25.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.2 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is breakdown of habitable land area in Chile?
- Breakdown of habitable land area in Chile was 1.26 million hectares in 2019, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest breakdown of habitable land area recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 1.26 million hectares in 2019.
- What is the lowest breakdown of habitable land area recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.23 million hectares in 2015.
- How does Chile rank for breakdown of habitable land area?
- Chile ranks 22nd out of 235 countries with data for 2019.
- 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 Breakdown of habitable land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.