Chile vs New Zealand: Share of land area used for arable agriculture
Chile
1.9%
in 2023
New Zealand
2.0%
in 2023
Chile rank
171st
New Zealand rank
169th
Share of land area used for arable agriculture over time
- Chile
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 2.0% against 1.9% in Chile, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Chile ahead.
Chile ranks 171st and New Zealand ranks 169th of 206 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 5 and New Zealand in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.0% | 1.4% | 3.6% | Chile |
| 1970s | 5.4% | 1.5% | 4.0% | Chile |
| 1980s | 4.6% | 1.6% | 3.0% | Chile |
| 1990s | 3.0% | 1.5% | 1.5% | Chile |
| 2000s | 2.0% | 1.6% | 0.4% | Chile |
| 2010s | 1.9% | 2.0% | 0.0% | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 1.9% | 2.1% | 0.2% | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of land area used for arable agriculture, Chile or New Zealand?
- New Zealand, at 2.0% against 1.9% in Chile as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of land area used for arable agriculture between Chile and New Zealand?
- 0.1%, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and New Zealand?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Chile and New Zealand rank globally for share of land area used for arable agriculture?
- Chile ranks 171st and New Zealand ranks 169th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of land area used for arable agriculture. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The share of land area used for arable agriculture, measured as a percentage of total land area. Arable land 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.