Agricultural land use, per capita in Chile
Chile: Agricultural land use, per capita was 0.5442 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Agricultural land use, per capita in Chile, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
Chile recorded 0.5442 hectares per person for agricultural land use, per capita in 2023.
That represents a change of down 29.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land use, per capita in Chile peaked at 1.61 hectares per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.544 hectares per person, in 2022.
Chile ranks 75th of 209 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Agricultural land use, per capita in Chile, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.61 hectares per person | — |
| 1962 | 1.6 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1963 | 1.58 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1964 | 1.57 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1965 | 1.56 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1966 | 1.55 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1967 | 1.55 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1968 | 1.54 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1969 | 1.53 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1970 | 1.53 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1971 | 1.53 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1972 | 1.53 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1973 | 1.53 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 1.55 hectares per person | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 1.55 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 1.59 hectares per person | +2.3% |
| 1977 | 1.55 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1978 | 1.52 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1979 | 1.49 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1980 | 1.46 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1981 | 1.43 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1982 | 1.4 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1983 | 1.38 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1984 | 1.35 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1985 | 1.33 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1986 | 1.31 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1987 | 1.26 hectares per person | -3.2% |
| 1988 | 1.24 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1989 | 1.22 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1990 | 1.18 hectares per person | -3.3% |
| 1991 | 1.16 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1992 | 1.12 hectares per person | -3.1% |
| 1993 | 1.1 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 1.08 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 1.06 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 1.03 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1997 | 1.02 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 1.01 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 0.9831 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 0.9746 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 0.966 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.9815 hectares per person | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 0.9626 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 0.9844 hectares per person | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 0.9716 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.957 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 0.9436 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 0.9156 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 0.888 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 0.8566 hectares per person | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 0.8309 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 0.8013 hectares per person | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 0.7755 hectares per person | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 0.7473 hectares per person | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 0.7219 hectares per person | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 0.6918 hectares per person | -4.2% |
| 2017 | 0.663 hectares per person | -4.2% |
| 2018 | 0.6292 hectares per person | -5.1% |
| 2019 | 0.5973 hectares per person | -5.1% |
| 2020 | 0.5715 hectares per person | -4.3% |
| 2021 | 0.556 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 0.544 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 0.5442 hectares per person | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.57 hectares per person | 1.53 hectares per person | 1.61 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.54 hectares per person | 1.49 hectares per person | 1.59 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.34 hectares per person | 1.22 hectares per person | 1.46 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.07 hectares per person | 0.9831 hectares per person | 1.18 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9545 hectares per person | 0.888 hectares per person | 0.9844 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7315 hectares per person | 0.5973 hectares per person | 0.8566 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5539 hectares per person | 0.544 hectares per person | 0.5715 hectares per person | 4 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Chile
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -2.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0345 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 621.34 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.18 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1082 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 3.5% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 3.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 4.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land use, per capita in Chile?
- Agricultural land use, per capita in Chile was 0.5442 hectares per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural land use, per capita recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 1.61 hectares per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest agricultural land use, per capita recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.544 hectares per person in 2022.
- How does Chile rank for agricultural land use, per capita?
- Chile ranks 75th out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land use, per capita rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Chile data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agricultural land use, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agricultural land use divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agricultural land use ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Agricultural land use Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Agricultural land use divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.