Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita in Chile
Chile: Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0025 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita in Chile, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
In 2024, maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita in Chile stood at 0.0025 ha per person. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 62.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita in Chile peaked at 0.0115 ha per person in 1979 and was at its lowest, 0.0025 ha per person, in 2024.
Chile ranks 100th of 150 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita in Chile, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.01 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.01 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 1963 | 0.0097 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 1964 | 0.01 ha per person | +2.5% |
| 1965 | 0.0097 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1966 | 0.0088 ha per person | -9.6% |
| 1967 | 0.0099 ha per person | +12.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0093 ha per person | -5.6% |
| 1969 | 0.006 ha per person | -35.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0075 ha per person | +24.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0077 ha per person | +2.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0083 ha per person | +7.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0084 ha per person | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0102 ha per person | +22.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0086 ha per person | -16.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0089 ha per person | +3.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0105 ha per person | +18.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0084 ha per person | -20.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0115 ha per person | +36.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0101 ha per person | -12.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0107 ha per person | +6.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0097 ha per person | -9.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0098 ha per person | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0113 ha per person | +15.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0105 ha per person | -7.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0083 ha per person | -21.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0068 ha per person | -18.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0069 ha per person | +2.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0094 ha per person | +35.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0075 ha per person | -20.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0073 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0077 ha per person | +6.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0075 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0073 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0071 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0067 ha per person | -6.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0072 ha per person | +6.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0066 ha per person | -7.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0048 ha per person | -27.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0045 ha per person | -6.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0053 ha per person | +17.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0055 ha per person | +4.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0074 ha per person | +34.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0074 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0082 ha per person | +11.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0075 ha per person | -8.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0075 ha per person | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.008 ha per person | +6.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0075 ha per person | -5.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0071 ha per person | -5.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0069 ha per person | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0079 ha per person | +15.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0081 ha per person | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0066 ha per person | -18.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0069 ha per person | +5.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0056 ha per person | -19.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0051 ha per person | -8.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0047 ha per person | -7.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0042 ha per person | -11.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0033 ha per person | -20.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0035 ha per person | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0028 ha per person | -18.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0025 ha per person | -9.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0025 ha per person | -2.4% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 0.0025 ha per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0026 ha per person, 95% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Chile's 0.0025 ha per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0049 ha per person, 51% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0093 ha per person | 0.006 ha per person | 0.01 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.009 ha per person | 0.0075 ha per person | 0.0115 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0094 ha per person | 0.0068 ha per person | 0.0113 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.007 ha per person | 0.0048 ha per person | 0.0077 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0069 ha per person | 0.0045 ha per person | 0.0082 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0063 ha per person | 0.0042 ha per person | 0.0081 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0029 ha per person | 0.0025 ha per person | 0.0035 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Chile
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 maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita in Chile?
- Maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita in Chile was 0.0025 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0115 ha per person in 1979.
- What is the lowest maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0025 ha per person in 2024.
- How does Chile rank for maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita?
- Chile ranks 100th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is down 62.2%. 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 Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Maize (corn) — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Maize (corn) — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Maize (corn) — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Maize (corn) — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.