Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita in Chile
Chile: Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0018 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita in Chile, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Chile is 0.0018 ha per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 23.8% on the previous year and down 33.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Chile peaked at 0.0116 ha per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0015 ha per person, in 2023.
That places Chile 55th out of 137 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita in Chile, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0116 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0108 ha per person | -6.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0102 ha per person | -4.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0096 ha per person | -6.5% |
| 1965 | 0.0101 ha per person | +5.5% |
| 1966 | 0.0083 ha per person | -17.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0082 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0084 ha per person | +2.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0079 ha per person | -6.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0073 ha per person | -7.6% |
| 1971 | 0.008 ha per person | +9.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0078 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0064 ha per person | -17.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0089 ha per person | +37.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0067 ha per person | -24.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0063 ha per person | -5.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0078 ha per person | +23.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0081 ha per person | +4.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0071 ha per person | -12.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0077 ha per person | +8.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0077 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0065 ha per person | -15.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0056 ha per person | -14.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0067 ha per person | +19.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0051 ha per person | -23.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0042 ha per person | -17.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0045 ha per person | +7.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0048 ha per person | +5.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0047 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0041 ha per person | -13.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0043 ha per person | +5.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0045 ha per person | +3.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0045 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0041 ha per person | -9.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0039 ha per person | -3.7% |
| 1996 | 0.004 ha per person | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0045 ha per person | +12.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0037 ha per person | -17.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0039 ha per person | +5.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0039 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 0.004 ha per person | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0039 ha per person | -3.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0035 ha per person | -9.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0037 ha per person | +5.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0034 ha per person | -7.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0038 ha per person | +12.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0033 ha per person | -14.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0033 ha per person | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0027 ha per person | -20.3% |
| 2010 | 0.003 ha per person | +11.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0031 ha per person | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0024 ha per person | -23.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0028 ha per person | +18.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0027 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0028 ha per person | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0029 ha per person | +4.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0029 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0022 ha per person | -25.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0022 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0023 ha per person | +4.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0019 ha per person | -18.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0019 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0015 ha per person | -21.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0018 ha per person | +23.8% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 0.0018 ha per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0014 ha per person, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Chile's 0.0018 ha per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0005 ha per person, 4.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0095 ha per person | 0.0079 ha per person | 0.0116 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0074 ha per person | 0.0063 ha per person | 0.0089 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0057 ha per person | 0.0042 ha per person | 0.0077 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0042 ha per person | 0.0037 ha per person | 0.0045 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0035 ha per person | 0.0027 ha per person | 0.004 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0027 ha per person | 0.0022 ha per person | 0.0031 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0019 ha per person | 0.0015 ha per person | 0.0023 ha per person | 5 |
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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 potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Chile?
- Potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Chile was 0.0018 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest potatoes — area harvested, per capita recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0116 ha per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest potatoes — area harvested, per capita recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0015 ha per person in 2023.
- How does Chile rank for potatoes — area harvested, per capita?
- Chile ranks 55th out of 137 countries with data for 2024.
- Is potatoes — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.4%. 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 Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Potatoes — 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.
Potatoes — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Potatoes — 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
Potatoes — 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.