Chile - Agricultural land

Agricultural land (sq. km)

The value for Agricultural land (sq. km) in Chile was 156,930 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 57 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 172,000 in 1976 and a minimum value of 133,860 in 1961.

Definition: Agricultural land refers to the share of land area that is arable, under permanent crops, and under permanent pastures. Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded. Land under permanent crops is land cultivated with crops that occupy the land for long periods and need not be replanted after each harvest, such as cocoa, coffee, and rubber. This category includes land under flowering shrubs, fruit trees, nut trees, and vines, but excludes land under trees grown for wood or timber. Permanent pasture is land used for five or more years for forage, including natural and cultivated crops.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

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Year Value
1961 133,860
1962 135,560
1963 137,260
1964 138,980
1965 140,690
1966 142,380
1967 144,580
1968 146,780
1969 148,480
1970 151,000
1971 153,500
1972 156,000
1973 158,380
1974 162,500
1975 165,500
1976 172,000
1977 171,000
1978 170,000
1979 169,000
1980 168,500
1981 167,500
1982 166,000
1983 165,500
1984 165,000
1985 164,720
1986 164,360
1987 161,630
1988 161,540
1989 161,690
1990 158,990
1991 157,890
1992 155,560
1993 154,770
1994 154,500
1995 153,300
1996 152,320
1997 152,220
1998 152,190
1999 150,600
2000 151,100
2001 151,500
2002 155,650
2003 154,250
2004 159,350
2005 158,850
2006 158,000
2007 157,320
2008 157,840
2009 157,820
2010 157,430
2011 157,890
2012 157,550
2013 157,810
2014 157,612
2015 157,850
2016 157,418
2017 157,570
2018 156,930

Agricultural land (% of land area)

Agricultural land (% of land area) in Chile was 21.11 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 57 years was 23.13 in 1976, while its lowest value was 18.00 in 1961.

Definition: Agricultural land refers to the share of land area that is arable, under permanent crops, and under permanent pastures. Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded. Land under permanent crops is land cultivated with crops that occupy the land for long periods and need not be replanted after each harvest, such as cocoa, coffee, and rubber. This category includes land under flowering shrubs, fruit trees, nut trees, and vines, but excludes land under trees grown for wood or timber. Permanent pasture is land used for five or more years for forage, including natural and cultivated crops.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

See also:

Year Value
1961 18.00
1962 18.23
1963 18.46
1964 18.69
1965 18.92
1966 19.15
1967 19.45
1968 19.74
1969 19.97
1970 20.31
1971 20.64
1972 20.98
1973 21.30
1974 21.86
1975 22.26
1976 23.13
1977 23.00
1978 22.86
1979 22.73
1980 22.66
1981 22.53
1982 22.33
1983 22.26
1984 22.19
1985 22.15
1986 22.11
1987 21.74
1988 21.73
1989 21.75
1990 21.38
1991 21.24
1992 20.92
1993 20.82
1994 20.78
1995 20.62
1996 20.49
1997 20.47
1998 20.47
1999 20.25
2000 20.32
2001 20.38
2002 20.93
2003 20.75
2004 21.43
2005 21.36
2006 21.25
2007 21.16
2008 21.23
2009 21.23
2010 21.17
2011 21.24
2012 21.19
2013 21.22
2014 21.20
2015 21.23
2016 21.17
2017 21.19
2018 21.11

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Land use