Wheat — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Chile
Chile: Wheat — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.2918 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.2918 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
up 15.4%
World rank
66th
of 110 countries
All-time high
1.05 ha per square kilometre
in 1966
All-time low
0.2529 ha per square kilometre
in 2022
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Wheat — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Chile, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Chile recorded 0.2918 ha per square kilometre for wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre in 2023.
The figure is up 15.4% on the previous year and down 14.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre in Chile peaked at 1.05 ha per square kilometre in 1966 and was at its lowest, 0.2529 ha per square kilometre, in 2022.
That places Chile 66th out of 110 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Wheat — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Chile, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.03 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 1.03 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1963 | 1.01 ha per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1964 | 1.01 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1965 | 0.9779 ha per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1966 | 1.05 ha per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 1967 | 0.9663 ha per square kilometre | -7.9% |
| 1968 | 0.9417 ha per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1969 | 0.9993 ha per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1970 | 0.9956 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1971 | 0.9783 ha per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1972 | 0.9574 ha per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1973 | 0.7179 ha per square kilometre | -25.0% |
| 1974 | 0.768 ha per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1975 | 0.9229 ha per square kilometre | +20.2% |
| 1976 | 0.9382 ha per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1977 | 0.8446 ha per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 1978 | 0.7795 ha per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 1979 | 0.7538 ha per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1980 | 0.734 ha per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1981 | 0.5812 ha per square kilometre | -20.8% |
| 1982 | 0.5026 ha per square kilometre | -13.5% |
| 1983 | 0.4831 ha per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 1984 | 0.6339 ha per square kilometre | +31.2% |
| 1985 | 0.6808 ha per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1986 | 0.7655 ha per square kilometre | +12.4% |
| 1987 | 0.9099 ha per square kilometre | +18.9% |
| 1988 | 0.7755 ha per square kilometre | -14.8% |
| 1989 | 0.7267 ha per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 1990 | 0.7839 ha per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 1991 | 0.6274 ha per square kilometre | -20.0% |
| 1992 | 0.6196 ha per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 0.5314 ha per square kilometre | -14.2% |
| 1994 | 0.4863 ha per square kilometre | -8.5% |
| 1995 | 0.5243 ha per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 1996 | 0.4959 ha per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 1997 | 0.5614 ha per square kilometre | +13.2% |
| 1998 | 0.5159 ha per square kilometre | -8.1% |
| 1999 | 0.4554 ha per square kilometre | -11.7% |
| 2000 | 0.5266 ha per square kilometre | +15.7% |
| 2001 | 0.5568 ha per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2002 | 0.5731 ha per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 0.5591 ha per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 0.5654 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.5644 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.4233 ha per square kilometre | -25.0% |
| 2007 | 0.308 ha per square kilometre | -27.2% |
| 2008 | 0.3639 ha per square kilometre | +18.2% |
| 2009 | 0.3774 ha per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 0.3555 ha per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 2011 | 0.365 ha per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 0.3298 ha per square kilometre | -9.6% |
| 2013 | 0.3411 ha per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 0.3436 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.3548 ha per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 0.3843 ha per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 2017 | 0.3032 ha per square kilometre | -21.1% |
| 2018 | 0.3185 ha per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2019 | 0.2998 ha per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 2020 | 0.276 ha per square kilometre | -7.9% |
| 2021 | 0.3046 ha per square kilometre | +10.4% |
| 2022 | 0.2529 ha per square kilometre | -17.0% |
| 2023 | 0.2918 ha per square kilometre | +15.4% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 0.2918 ha per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.2 ha per square kilometre, 13% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Chile's 0.2918 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.2883 ha per square kilometre, 1.0× the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1 ha per square kilometre | 0.9417 ha per square kilometre | 1.05 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.8656 ha per square kilometre | 0.7179 ha per square kilometre | 0.9956 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6793 ha per square kilometre | 0.4831 ha per square kilometre | 0.9099 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5601 ha per square kilometre | 0.4554 ha per square kilometre | 0.7839 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4818 ha per square kilometre | 0.308 ha per square kilometre | 0.5731 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3396 ha per square kilometre | 0.2998 ha per square kilometre | 0.3843 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2813 ha per square kilometre | 0.2529 ha per square kilometre | 0.3046 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Chile
- 63 South Africa 0.4435 ha per square kilometre compare
- 64 Brazil 0.3985 ha per square kilometre compare
- 65 Lesotho 0.3504 ha per square kilometre compare
- 67 Mexico 0.2883 ha per square kilometre compare
- 68 Portugal 0.2701 ha per square kilometre compare
- 69 Zimbabwe 0.26 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 wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre in Chile?
- Wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre in Chile was 0.2918 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 1.05 ha per square kilometre in 1966.
- What is the lowest wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2529 ha per square kilometre in 2022.
- How does Chile rank for wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Chile ranks 66th out of 110 countries with data for 2023.
- Is wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.5%. 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 Wheat — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Wheat — 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.
Wheat — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Wheat — 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
Wheat — 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.