Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Chile
Chile: Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.5267 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Chile, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Chile recorded 0.5267 ha per square kilometre for cereals, primary — area harvested, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 7.6% on the previous year and down 32.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals, primary — area harvested, per square kilometre in Chile peaked at 1.38 ha per square kilometre in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.5267 ha per square kilometre, in 2023.
That places Chile 122nd out of 159 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Chile, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.38 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 1.36 ha per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1963 | 1.33 ha per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1964 | 1.33 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1965 | 1.29 ha per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1966 | 1.36 ha per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1967 | 1.3 ha per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1968 | 1.36 ha per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1969 | 1.28 ha per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 1970 | 1.3 ha per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1971 | 1.3 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 1.32 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1973 | 1.06 ha per square kilometre | -20.1% |
| 1974 | 1.18 ha per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 1975 | 1.3 ha per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 1976 | 1.3 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 1.25 ha per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 1978 | 1.15 ha per square kilometre | -7.8% |
| 1979 | 1.19 ha per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1980 | 1.15 ha per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 1981 | 0.9736 ha per square kilometre | -15.0% |
| 1982 | 0.8836 ha per square kilometre | -9.3% |
| 1983 | 0.8547 ha per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1984 | 1.05 ha per square kilometre | +23.1% |
| 1985 | 1.08 ha per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1986 | 1.07 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 1.18 ha per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 1988 | 1.07 ha per square kilometre | -9.4% |
| 1989 | 1.08 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 1.11 ha per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1991 | 0.9508 ha per square kilometre | -14.1% |
| 1992 | 0.9338 ha per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 0.8372 ha per square kilometre | -10.3% |
| 1994 | 0.7846 ha per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 1995 | 0.8317 ha per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1996 | 0.813 ha per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 0.9182 ha per square kilometre | +12.9% |
| 1998 | 0.8248 ha per square kilometre | -10.2% |
| 1999 | 0.718 ha per square kilometre | -12.9% |
| 2000 | 0.7985 ha per square kilometre | +11.2% |
| 2001 | 0.849 ha per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 2002 | 0.8771 ha per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 0.9214 ha per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2004 | 0.9508 ha per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 0.9232 ha per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 0.7995 ha per square kilometre | -13.4% |
| 2007 | 0.6685 ha per square kilometre | -16.4% |
| 2008 | 0.7599 ha per square kilometre | +13.7% |
| 2009 | 0.7696 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.7081 ha per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 2011 | 0.7669 ha per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 2012 | 0.748 ha per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 0.779 ha per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 0.7653 ha per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 0.7213 ha per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 2016 | 0.7607 ha per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 2017 | 0.6899 ha per square kilometre | -9.3% |
| 2018 | 0.6905 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.62 ha per square kilometre | -10.2% |
| 2020 | 0.5952 ha per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2021 | 0.6296 ha per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2022 | 0.5699 ha per square kilometre | -9.5% |
| 2023 | 0.5267 ha per square kilometre | -7.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.33 ha per square kilometre | 1.28 ha per square kilometre | 1.38 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.24 ha per square kilometre | 1.06 ha per square kilometre | 1.32 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.04 ha per square kilometre | 0.8547 ha per square kilometre | 1.18 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.872 ha per square kilometre | 0.718 ha per square kilometre | 1.11 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8317 ha per square kilometre | 0.6685 ha per square kilometre | 0.9508 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.725 ha per square kilometre | 0.62 ha per square kilometre | 0.779 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5804 ha per square kilometre | 0.5267 ha per square kilometre | 0.6296 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cereals, primary — area harvested, per square kilometre in Chile?
- Cereals, primary — area harvested, per square kilometre in Chile was 0.5267 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereals, primary — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 1.38 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- What is the lowest cereals, primary — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5267 ha per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Chile rank for cereals, primary — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Chile ranks 122nd out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereals, primary — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.4%. 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 Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cereals, primary — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cereals, primary — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Cereals, primary — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Cereals, primary — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.