Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Chile
Chile: Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.039 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.039 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
down 20.7%
World rank
88th
of 137 countries
All-time high
0.1294 ha per square kilometre
in 1961
All-time low
0.039 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Chile, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Chile is 0.039 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 20.7% on the previous year and down 41.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Chile peaked at 0.1294 ha per square kilometre in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.039 ha per square kilometre, in 2023.
Chile ranks 88th of 137 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Chile, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1294 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.1229 ha per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 1963 | 0.1195 ha per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1964 | 0.114 ha per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 1965 | 0.1225 ha per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1966 | 0.1026 ha per square kilometre | -16.3% |
| 1967 | 0.1037 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1968 | 0.1077 ha per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1969 | 0.1025 ha per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 1970 | 0.0964 ha per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 1971 | 0.1076 ha per square kilometre | +11.7% |
| 1972 | 0.1065 ha per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0897 ha per square kilometre | -15.8% |
| 1974 | 0.1254 ha per square kilometre | +39.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0962 ha per square kilometre | -23.3% |
| 1976 | 0.092 ha per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 1977 | 0.1155 ha per square kilometre | +25.5% |
| 1978 | 0.1221 ha per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1979 | 0.1088 ha per square kilometre | -10.9% |
| 1980 | 0.1194 ha per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 1981 | 0.1209 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 0.1041 ha per square kilometre | -13.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0903 ha per square kilometre | -13.2% |
| 1984 | 0.1094 ha per square kilometre | +21.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0846 ha per square kilometre | -22.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0708 ha per square kilometre | -16.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0776 ha per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0833 ha per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0843 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0742 ha per square kilometre | -12.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0798 ha per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0839 ha per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0853 ha per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0787 ha per square kilometre | -7.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0768 ha per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0801 ha per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0912 ha per square kilometre | +13.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0758 ha per square kilometre | -16.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0813 ha per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0806 ha per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0849 ha per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0825 ha per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0753 ha per square kilometre | -8.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0801 ha per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0748 ha per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 2006 | 0.085 ha per square kilometre | +13.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0736 ha per square kilometre | -13.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0753 ha per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0606 ha per square kilometre | -19.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0683 ha per square kilometre | +12.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0722 ha per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0559 ha per square kilometre | -22.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0667 ha per square kilometre | +19.4% |
| 2014 | 0.066 ha per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0681 ha per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0721 ha per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0729 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0556 ha per square kilometre | -23.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0563 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0594 ha per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0489 ha per square kilometre | -17.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0492 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.039 ha per square kilometre | -20.7% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 0.039 ha per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.084 ha per square kilometre, 46% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Chile's 0.039 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0302 ha per square kilometre, 1.3× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1139 ha per square kilometre | 0.1025 ha per square kilometre | 0.1294 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.106 ha per square kilometre | 0.0897 ha per square kilometre | 0.1254 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0945 ha per square kilometre | 0.0708 ha per square kilometre | 0.1209 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0807 ha per square kilometre | 0.0742 ha per square kilometre | 0.0912 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0773 ha per square kilometre | 0.0606 ha per square kilometre | 0.085 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0654 ha per square kilometre | 0.0556 ha per square kilometre | 0.0729 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0491 ha per square kilometre | 0.039 ha per square kilometre | 0.0594 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Chile
- 85 Cuba 0.0476 ha per square kilometre compare
- 86 Sri Lanka 0.0455 ha per square kilometre compare
- 87 Myanmar 0.043 ha per square kilometre compare
- 89 Kazakhstan 0.0351 ha per square kilometre compare
- 90 Mozambique 0.0346 ha per square kilometre compare
- 91 Yemen 0.0339 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 potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Chile?
- Potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Chile was 0.039 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1294 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- What is the lowest potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.039 ha per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Chile rank for potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Chile ranks 88th out of 137 countries with data for 2023.
- Is potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.5%. 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Potatoes — 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.
Potatoes — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Potatoes — 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
Potatoes — 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.