Cropland per person over the long-term in Chile
Chile: Cropland per person over the long-term was 0.0974 hectares per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0.0974 hectares per person
Change on year
down 1.4%
World rank
137th
of 202 countries
All-time high
0.5763 hectares per person
in 1920
All-time low
0.0974 hectares per person
in 2025
Years of data
108
1000–2025
Cropland per person over the long-term in Chile, 1000–2025
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
Chile recorded 0.0974 hectares per person for cropland per person over the long-term in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 108 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland per person over the long-term in Chile peaked at 0.5763 hectares per person in 1920 and was at its lowest, 0.0974 hectares per person, in 2025.
Chile ranks 137th of 202 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cropland per person over the long-term in Chile, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 0.5753 hectares per person | — |
| 1100 | 0.5738 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1200 | 0.5721 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1300 | 0.5702 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1400 | 0.5682 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1500 | 0.5658 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1600 | 0.563 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1700 | 0.5607 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1710 | 0.5604 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1720 | 0.56 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1730 | 0.5596 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1740 | 0.5592 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1750 | 0.5588 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1760 | 0.5584 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1770 | 0.5579 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1780 | 0.5575 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1790 | 0.557 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1800 | 0.5566 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1810 | 0.5561 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1820 | 0.5556 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1830 | 0.5551 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1840 | 0.5545 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1850 | 0.5691 hectares per person | +2.6% |
| 1860 | 0.5664 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1870 | 0.5685 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 1880 | 0.5749 hectares per person | +1.1% |
| 1890 | 0.5703 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1900 | 0.5687 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1910 | 0.5702 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 1920 | 0.5763 hectares per person | +1.1% |
| 1930 | 0.5537 hectares per person | -3.9% |
| 1940 | 0.5489 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1950 | 0.5184 hectares per person | -5.6% |
| 1951 | 0.5121 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1952 | 0.5073 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1953 | 0.5035 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1954 | 0.5003 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1955 | 0.4976 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1956 | 0.4953 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1957 | 0.4932 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1958 | 0.4913 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1959 | 0.4896 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1960 | 0.488 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1961 | 0.4862 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1962 | 0.478 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1963 | 0.47 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1964 | 0.4623 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1965 | 0.4547 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1966 | 0.4472 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1967 | 0.4399 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1968 | 0.4329 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1969 | 0.4263 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1970 | 0.4287 hectares per person | +0.6% |
| 1971 | 0.4259 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1972 | 0.4233 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1973 | 0.4259 hectares per person | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 0.4237 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1975 | 0.4168 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1976 | 0.415 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 0.3994 hectares per person | -3.8% |
| 1978 | 0.3842 hectares per person | -3.8% |
| 1979 | 0.3695 hectares per person | -3.8% |
| 1980 | 0.3595 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 1981 | 0.3453 hectares per person | -3.9% |
| 1982 | 0.3271 hectares per person | -5.3% |
| 1983 | 0.3179 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 1984 | 0.3087 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 1985 | 0.3015 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1986 | 0.2896 hectares per person | -3.9% |
| 1987 | 0.2631 hectares per person | -9.2% |
| 1988 | 0.2579 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1989 | 0.2548 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 0.2303 hectares per person | -9.6% |
| 1991 | 0.2184 hectares per person | -5.1% |
| 1992 | 0.1979 hectares per person | -9.4% |
| 1993 | 0.1856 hectares per person | -6.2% |
| 1994 | 0.181 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 0.1679 hectares per person | -7.2% |
| 1996 | 0.1586 hectares per person | -5.5% |
| 1997 | 0.1563 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 0.1541 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 0.1413 hectares per person | -8.3% |
| 2000 | 0.1382 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 0.1392 hectares per person | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.1322 hectares per person | -5.1% |
| 2003 | 0.1218 hectares per person | -7.8% |
| 2004 | 0.1211 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.1167 hectares per person | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 0.1103 hectares per person | -5.5% |
| 2007 | 0.1042 hectares per person | -5.5% |
| 2008 | 0.1067 hectares per person | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 0.1092 hectares per person | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 0.1075 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 0.1107 hectares per person | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 0.1093 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.1114 hectares per person | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 0.1108 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.1127 hectares per person | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 0.1108 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 0.112 hectares per person | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.1087 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 0.1051 hectares per person | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 0.103 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1089 hectares per person | +5.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0986 hectares per person | -9.4% |
| 2023 | 0.1003 hectares per person | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0988 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 2025 | 0.0974 hectares per person | -1.4% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 0.0974 hectares per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.099 hectares per person, 98% of the median. (68 countries reporting)
- Chile's 0.0974 hectares per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.1063 hectares per person, 92% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.5753 hectares per person | 0.5753 hectares per person | 0.5753 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1100s | 0.5738 hectares per person | 0.5738 hectares per person | 0.5738 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1200s | 0.5721 hectares per person | 0.5721 hectares per person | 0.5721 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1300s | 0.5702 hectares per person | 0.5702 hectares per person | 0.5702 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1400s | 0.5682 hectares per person | 0.5682 hectares per person | 0.5682 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1500s | 0.5658 hectares per person | 0.5658 hectares per person | 0.5658 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1600s | 0.563 hectares per person | 0.563 hectares per person | 0.563 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1700s | 0.5607 hectares per person | 0.5607 hectares per person | 0.5607 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1710s | 0.5604 hectares per person | 0.5604 hectares per person | 0.5604 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1720s | 0.56 hectares per person | 0.56 hectares per person | 0.56 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1730s | 0.5596 hectares per person | 0.5596 hectares per person | 0.5596 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1740s | 0.5592 hectares per person | 0.5592 hectares per person | 0.5592 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1750s | 0.5588 hectares per person | 0.5588 hectares per person | 0.5588 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1760s | 0.5584 hectares per person | 0.5584 hectares per person | 0.5584 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1770s | 0.5579 hectares per person | 0.5579 hectares per person | 0.5579 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1780s | 0.5575 hectares per person | 0.5575 hectares per person | 0.5575 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1790s | 0.557 hectares per person | 0.557 hectares per person | 0.557 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1800s | 0.5566 hectares per person | 0.5566 hectares per person | 0.5566 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1810s | 0.5561 hectares per person | 0.5561 hectares per person | 0.5561 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1820s | 0.5556 hectares per person | 0.5556 hectares per person | 0.5556 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1830s | 0.5551 hectares per person | 0.5551 hectares per person | 0.5551 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1840s | 0.5545 hectares per person | 0.5545 hectares per person | 0.5545 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1850s | 0.5691 hectares per person | 0.5691 hectares per person | 0.5691 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1860s | 0.5664 hectares per person | 0.5664 hectares per person | 0.5664 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1870s | 0.5685 hectares per person | 0.5685 hectares per person | 0.5685 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1880s | 0.5749 hectares per person | 0.5749 hectares per person | 0.5749 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1890s | 0.5703 hectares per person | 0.5703 hectares per person | 0.5703 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1900s | 0.5687 hectares per person | 0.5687 hectares per person | 0.5687 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1910s | 0.5702 hectares per person | 0.5702 hectares per person | 0.5702 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1920s | 0.5763 hectares per person | 0.5763 hectares per person | 0.5763 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1930s | 0.5537 hectares per person | 0.5537 hectares per person | 0.5537 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1940s | 0.5489 hectares per person | 0.5489 hectares per person | 0.5489 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1950s | 0.5009 hectares per person | 0.4896 hectares per person | 0.5184 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.4585 hectares per person | 0.4263 hectares per person | 0.488 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.4112 hectares per person | 0.3695 hectares per person | 0.4287 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3025 hectares per person | 0.2548 hectares per person | 0.3595 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1791 hectares per person | 0.1413 hectares per person | 0.2303 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.12 hectares per person | 0.1042 hectares per person | 0.1392 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1099 hectares per person | 0.1051 hectares per person | 0.1127 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1012 hectares per person | 0.0974 hectares per person | 0.1089 hectares per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Chile
- 134 North Korea 0.0991 hectares per person compare
- 135 Mauritania 0.099 hectares per person compare
- 136 China 0.0974 hectares per person compare
- 138 Saudi Arabia 0.0958 hectares per person compare
- 139 Philippines 0.0955 hectares per person compare
- 140 Colombia 0.0953 hectares per person compare
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 cropland per person over the long-term in Chile?
- Cropland per person over the long-term in Chile was 0.0974 hectares per person in 2025, according to HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cropland per person over the long-term recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5763 hectares per person in 1920.
- What is the lowest cropland per person over the long-term recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0974 hectares per person in 2025.
- How does Chile rank for cropland per person over the long-term?
- Chile ranks 137th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is cropland per person over the long-term rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Chile data come from?
- The figures come from HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cropland per person over the long-term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total cropland area for per person each separate country over time.