Agricultural land use in Chile
Chile: Agricultural land use was 10.70 million hectares in 2023. ▼ Falling
Agricultural land use in Chile, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Chile recorded 10.70 million hectares for agricultural land use in 2023.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 22.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land use in Chile peaked at 17.20 million hectares in 1976 and was at its lowest, 10.64 million hectares, in 2022.
Chile ranks 68th of 226 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14.10 million hectares | 13.39 million hectares | 14.85 million hectares | 9 |
| 1970s | 16.29 million hectares | 15.10 million hectares | 17.20 million hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 16.46 million hectares | 16.15 million hectares | 16.85 million hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.42 million hectares | 15.06 million hectares | 15.90 million hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.51 million hectares | 15.10 million hectares | 15.94 million hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.16 million hectares | 11.47 million hectares | 14.72 million hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.81 million hectares | 10.64 million hectares | 11.07 million hectares | 4 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Chile
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 12.34 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 3.5% (2025)
- Rural population 2.15 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -1.2% (2025)
- Rural population 10.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 4.7% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 3.5% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 3.5% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 386,898 hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land use in Chile?
- Agricultural land use in Chile was 10.70 million hectares in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest agricultural land use recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 17.20 million hectares in 1976.
- What is the lowest agricultural land use recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.64 million hectares in 2022.
- How does Chile rank for agricultural land use?
- Chile ranks 68th out of 226 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land use rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Agricultural land use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Land used for cultivation of crops and animal husbandry. The total of areas under cropland and permanent meadows and pastures.