Climate | We have temperate; desert in north; Mediterranean in central region; cool and damp in south |
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Revenue from forest resources | |
Revenue from coal | |
Waste and recycling | Municipal solid waste generated annually: 6.517 million tons (2024 est.) |
Total renewable water resources | 923.06 billion cubic meters (2022 est.) |
Major rivers (by length in km) | |
Total water withdrawal | |
Municipal | 1.29 billion cubic meters (2022 est.) |
Industrial | 1.66 billion cubic meters (2022 est.) |
Agricultural | 29.42 billion cubic meters (2022 est.) |
Land Use | |
Agricultural land | 14.3% (2022 est.) |
Agricultural land: arable land | arable land: 1.7% (2022 est.) |
Agricultural land: permanent crops | permanent crops: 0.7% (2022 est.) |
Agricultural land: permanent pasture | permanent pasture: 11.8% (2022 est.) |
Forest | 24.8% (2022 est.) |
Other | 60.9% (2022 est.) |
Urbanization | |
Urban population | 88% of total population (2023) |
Rate of urbanization | 0.78% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.) |
Major urban areas (Pop) | 6.903 million SANTIAGO (capital), 1.009 million Valparaiso, 912,000 Concepcion (2023). |
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