What is land area in Chile?

Land area in Chile was 742,832 sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

What is the highest land area recorded in Chile?

The highest recorded value was 743,532 sq. km in 1961.

What is the lowest land area recorded in Chile?

The lowest recorded value was 741,683 sq. km in 2014.

How does Chile rank for land area?

Chile ranks 38th out of 216 countries with data for 2023.

Is land area rising or falling in Chile?

Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Where does this Chile data come from?

The figures come from FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Land area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Land area in Chile

Name: Land area in Chile
Creator: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Chile: Land area was 742,832 sq. km in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)

742,832 sq. km

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

38th

of 216 countries

All-time high

743,532 sq. km

in 1961

All-time low

741,683 sq. km

in 2014

Years of data

1961–2023

Land area in Chile, 1961–2023

Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in sq. km.

Analysis

Chile recorded 742,832 sq. km for land area in 2023.

That represents a change of down 0.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, land area in Chile peaked at 743,532 sq. km in 1961 and was at its lowest, 741,683 sq. km, in 2014.

Chile ranks 38th of 216 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	743,532 sq. km	743,532 sq. km	743,532 sq. km	9
1970s	743,532 sq. km	743,532 sq. km	743,532 sq. km	10
1980s	743,532 sq. km	743,532 sq. km	743,532 sq. km	10
1990s	743,532 sq. km	743,532 sq. km	743,532 sq. km	10
2000s	743,532 sq. km	743,532 sq. km	743,532 sq. km	10
2010s	742,719 sq. km	741,683 sq. km	743,532 sq. km	10
2020s	742,832 sq. km	742,832 sq. km	742,832 sq. km	4

Countries ranked near Chile

35 Pakistan 770,880 sq. km compare
36 Turkey 769,630 sq. km compare
37 Zambia 743,390 sq. km compare
39 Myanmar 652,670 sq. km compare
40 Afghanistan 652,230 sq. km compare
41 South Sudan 631,930 sq. km compare

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More agriculture & rural data for Chile

Agricultural raw materials exports 4.7% (2025)
Agricultural raw materials imports 0.7% (2025)
Rural population 10.8% (2025)
Rural population growth -1.2% (2025)
Rural population 2.15 million (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 3.5% (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 12.34 billion current US$ (2025)
Land under cereal production 386,898 hectares (2024)
Cereal yield 6,606 kg per hectare (2024)
Cereal production 2.56 million metric tons (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is land area in Chile?: Land area in Chile was 742,832 sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
What is the highest land area recorded in Chile?: The highest recorded value was 743,532 sq. km in 1961.
What is the lowest land area recorded in Chile?: The lowest recorded value was 741,683 sq. km in 2014.
How does Chile rank for land area?: Chile ranks 38th out of 216 countries with data for 2023.
Is land area rising or falling in Chile?: Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Chile data come from?: The figures come from FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Land area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Land area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 263 places, 15,310 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.