What is the difference in arable land between Belgium and Chile?

0.0017 hectares per person, with Belgium ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Chile?

24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Arable land (hectares per person). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Belgium vs Chile: Arable land

Belgium

0.0733 hectares per person

in 2023

Chile

0.0716 hectares per person

in 2023

Belgium rank

135th

Chile rank

137th

Arable land over time

Belgium
Chile

How they compare

Belgium currently reports 0.0733 hectares per person against 0.0716 hectares per person in Chile, a difference of 0.0017 hectares per person.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Chile ahead.

Belgium ranks 135th and Chile ranks 137th of 206 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 1 and Chile in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belgium	Chile	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0.0804 hectares per person	0.0919 hectares per person	0.0116 hectares per person	Chile
2010s	0.0741 hectares per person	0.0797 hectares per person	0.0057 hectares per person	Chile
2020s	0.0742 hectares per person	0.0715 hectares per person	0.0027 hectares per person	Belgium

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land, Belgium or Chile?: Belgium, at 0.0733 hectares per person against 0.0716 hectares per person in Chile as of 2023.
What is the difference in arable land between Belgium and Chile?: 0.0017 hectares per person, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Chile?: 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Belgium and Chile rank globally for arable land?: Belgium ranks 135th and Chile ranks 137th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Arable land (hectares per person). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Arable land (hectares per person)
Unit: hectares per person
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 253 places, 14,649 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

Arable land (hectares per person) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.