Drained organic soils — Area in Chile

Chile: Drained organic soils — Area was 45,766 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
45,766 ha
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
46th
of 221 countries
All-time high
45,766 ha
in 2022
All-time low
44,171 ha
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Drained organic soils — Area in Chile, 1990–2024

010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k50.0k1990200720241990: 44.2k ha1991: 44.2k ha1992: 44.2k ha1993: 44.2k ha1994: 44.2k ha1995: 44.2k ha1996: 44.2k ha1997: 44.2k ha1998: 44.2k ha1999: 44.5k ha2000: 44.6k ha2001: 44.5k ha2002: 44.5k ha2003: 44.4k ha2004: 44.5k ha2005: 44.5k ha2006: 44.5k ha2007: 44.5k ha2008: 44.6k ha2009: 44.4k ha2010: 44.4k ha2011: 44.4k ha2012: 44.3k ha2013: 44.3k ha2014: 44.2k ha2015: 44.2k ha2016: 44.6k ha2017: 44.8k ha2018: 45.4k ha2019: 45.6k ha2020: 45.6k ha2021: 45.6k ha2022: 45.8k ha2023: 45.8k ha2024: 45.8k ha

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.

Analysis

In 2024, drained organic soils — area in Chile stood at 45,766 ha. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.

That represents a change of up 3.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, drained organic soils — area in Chile peaked at 45,766 ha in 2022 and was at its lowest, 44,171 ha, in 1990.

Chile ranks 46th of 221 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Drained organic soils — Area in Chile, year by year

Annual values for Drained organic soils — Area in Chile, 1990 to 2024.
Year ha Change
1990 44,171 ha —
1991 44,171 ha +0.0%
1992 44,171 ha +0.0%
1993 44,171 ha +0.0%
1994 44,171 ha +0.0%
1995 44,177 ha +0.0%
1996 44,183 ha +0.0%
1997 44,184 ha +0.0%
1998 44,227 ha +0.1%
1999 44,532 ha +0.7%
2000 44,638 ha +0.2%
2001 44,550 ha -0.2%
2002 44,450 ha -0.2%
2003 44,423 ha -0.1%
2004 44,509 ha +0.2%
2005 44,519 ha +0.0%
2006 44,504 ha -0.0%
2007 44,482 ha -0.1%
2008 44,569 ha +0.2%
2009 44,429 ha -0.3%
2010 44,412 ha -0.0%
2011 44,418 ha +0.0%
2012 44,324 ha -0.2%
2013 44,327 ha +0.0%
2014 44,188 ha -0.3%
2015 44,188 ha +0.0%
2016 44,602 ha +0.9%
2017 44,758 ha +0.4%
2018 45,362 ha +1.3%
2019 45,598 ha +0.5%
2020 45,645 ha +0.1%
2021 45,608 ha -0.1%
2022 45,766 ha +0.3%
2023 45,766 ha +0.0%
2024 45,766 ha +0.0%

Chile compared with similar countries

  • Chile's 45,766 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 647.64 ha, 70.7× the median. (74 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 44,216 ha 44,171 ha 44,532 ha 10
2000s 44,507 ha 44,423 ha 44,638 ha 10
2010s 44,618 ha 44,188 ha 45,598 ha 10
2020s 45,710 ha 45,608 ha 45,766 ha 5

Countries ranked near Chile

  1. 43 Nepal 64,253 ha compare
  2. 44 Congo 61,771 ha compare
  3. 45 Greece 45,875 ha compare
  4. 47 Bulgaria 38,961 ha compare
  5. 48 Iceland 37,666 ha compare
  6. 49 Rwanda 35,516 ha compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is drained organic soils — area in Chile?
Drained organic soils — area in Chile was 45,766 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest drained organic soils — area recorded in Chile?
The highest recorded value was 45,766 ha in 2022.
What is the lowest drained organic soils — area recorded in Chile?
The lowest recorded value was 44,171 ha in 1990.
How does Chile rank for drained organic soils — area?
Chile ranks 46th out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
Is drained organic soils — area rising or falling in Chile?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Chile data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Drained organic soils — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Drained organic soils — Area
Unit
ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
274 places, 9,364 data points, 1990–2024
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from drained organic soils consists of nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from the mineralization and oxidation of organic matter in organic soils that are drained for agricultural activities.