Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Chile
Chile: Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.0674 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.0674 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
down 9.2%
World rank
113th
of 150 countries
All-time high
0.1921 ha per square kilometre
in 2013
All-time low
0.0674 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Chile, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Chile recorded 0.0674 ha per square kilometre for maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 9.2% on the previous year and down 64.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre in Chile peaked at 0.1921 ha per square kilometre in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.0674 ha per square kilometre, in 2023.
Chile ranks 113th of 150 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Chile, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1121 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.1137 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1963 | 0.1134 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1964 | 0.1186 ha per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1965 | 0.1179 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1966 | 0.1085 ha per square kilometre | -7.9% |
| 1967 | 0.124 ha per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 1968 | 0.1191 ha per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0786 ha per square kilometre | -34.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0993 ha per square kilometre | +26.4% |
| 1971 | 0.1036 ha per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1972 | 0.1136 ha per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 1973 | 0.1162 ha per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1974 | 0.1444 ha per square kilometre | +24.3% |
| 1975 | 0.1231 ha per square kilometre | -14.7% |
| 1976 | 0.1293 ha per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1977 | 0.1554 ha per square kilometre | +20.2% |
| 1978 | 0.1263 ha per square kilometre | -18.8% |
| 1979 | 0.1754 ha per square kilometre | +38.9% |
| 1980 | 0.1563 ha per square kilometre | -10.9% |
| 1981 | 0.1688 ha per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1982 | 0.1547 ha per square kilometre | -8.4% |
| 1983 | 0.1586 ha per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1984 | 0.1861 ha per square kilometre | +17.3% |
| 1985 | 0.1755 ha per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 1986 | 0.1409 ha per square kilometre | -19.8% |
| 1987 | 0.1166 ha per square kilometre | -17.2% |
| 1988 | 0.1215 ha per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1989 | 0.1676 ha per square kilometre | +38.0% |
| 1990 | 0.136 ha per square kilometre | -18.9% |
| 1991 | 0.1339 ha per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1992 | 0.1444 ha per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 1993 | 0.1425 ha per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 0.141 ha per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 0.1393 ha per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 0.1326 ha per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 1997 | 0.1437 ha per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1998 | 0.135 ha per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0986 ha per square kilometre | -27.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0932 ha per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 2001 | 0.111 ha per square kilometre | +19.2% |
| 2002 | 0.1174 ha per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2003 | 0.16 ha per square kilometre | +36.4% |
| 2004 | 0.1605 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.1806 ha per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 2006 | 0.1662 ha per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 2007 | 0.1691 ha per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 0.1811 ha per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 2009 | 0.1724 ha per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 2010 | 0.1648 ha per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 2011 | 0.1611 ha per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 0.1873 ha per square kilometre | +16.2% |
| 2013 | 0.1921 ha per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 0.1583 ha per square kilometre | -17.6% |
| 2015 | 0.1688 ha per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 2016 | 0.1371 ha per square kilometre | -18.8% |
| 2017 | 0.1275 ha per square kilometre | -7.0% |
| 2018 | 0.12 ha per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 2019 | 0.1083 ha per square kilometre | -9.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0869 ha per square kilometre | -19.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0905 ha per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0742 ha per square kilometre | -18.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0674 ha per square kilometre | -9.2% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 0.0674 ha per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.1117 ha per square kilometre, 60% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Chile's 0.0674 ha per square kilometre is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.3853 ha per square kilometre, 17% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1118 ha per square kilometre | 0.0786 ha per square kilometre | 0.124 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1287 ha per square kilometre | 0.0993 ha per square kilometre | 0.1754 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1547 ha per square kilometre | 0.1166 ha per square kilometre | 0.1861 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1347 ha per square kilometre | 0.0986 ha per square kilometre | 0.1444 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1511 ha per square kilometre | 0.0932 ha per square kilometre | 0.1811 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1525 ha per square kilometre | 0.1083 ha per square kilometre | 0.1921 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0798 ha per square kilometre | 0.0674 ha per square kilometre | 0.0905 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Chile
- 110 Namibia 0.0758 ha per square kilometre compare
- 111 New Zealand 0.0718 ha per square kilometre compare
- 112 Kazakhstan 0.0705 ha per square kilometre compare
- 114 Luxembourg 0.066 ha per square kilometre compare
- 115 Mauritius 0.0646 ha per square kilometre compare
- 116 Antigua and Barbuda 0.0614 ha per square kilometre 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 maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre in Chile?
- Maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre in Chile was 0.0674 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1921 ha per square kilometre in 2013.
- What is the lowest maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0674 ha per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Chile rank for maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Chile ranks 113th out of 150 countries with data for 2023.
- Is maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is down 64.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chile data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Maize (corn) — 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.
Maize (corn) — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Maize (corn) — 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
Maize (corn) — 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.