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Geography> Chile Surface area (square km) 756,700 (2021) [7/38countries] Land area (sq. km) 743,532 (2021) [7/38countries] Agricultural land (% of land area) 14.3% (2021) [33/38countries] Forest area (sq. km) 183,336 (2021) [11/38countries] Forest area (% of land area) 24.7% (2021) [29/38countries] Coastline (km) 6,435 (2019) [13/38countries] Population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total population) 1.0% (2015) [32/32countries] Average yearly temperature (degrees Celsius) 8.5 (1961-1990) [22/38countries] Average precipitation in depth (mm per year) 1,522 (2020) [7/38countries] % of those who think that water shortage is the most important environmental problem for them and their family 10.0% (2010) [5/29countries] % of those who think that using up natural resources is the most important environmental problem for them and their family 5.7% (2010) [21/29countries] Biodiversity> Chile Bird species, threatened 35 (2018) [7/38countries] Fish species, threatened 27 (2018) [20/38countries] Mammal species, threatened 19 (2018) [6/38countries] Plant species (higher), threatened 73 (2018) [10/38countries] Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) 18.5% (2018) [22/38countries] Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters) 28.8% (2018) [9/32countries] % of those who think that genetically modified foods are the most important environmental problem for them and their family 4.2% (2010) [25/29countries] Animals, environment and mankind> Chile % of those who think that human beings developed from animals 69.9% (2000) [15/22countries] % of those who think that animal testing is right 41.4% (2000) [21/22countries] Environment and economy> Chile % of those who think that economic progress will slow down unless we look after the environment 51.9% (2010) [8/29countries] Environmental protection> Chile Environmental Performance Index (world ranking) 60 (2024) [34/38countries] Degree of knowledge about the causes of environmental problems 2.72 (2010) [29/29countries] Degree of knowledge about the solutions of environmental problems 2.50 (2010) [26/28countries] % of those who cut back car driving for the environment 23.5% (2010) [12/29countries] % of those who often reduce the energy or fuel you use at home for environmental reasons 36.4% (2010) [26/29countries] % of those who often save or re-use water for environmental reasons 28.4% (2010) [24/29countries] % of those who think that the government should regulate ordinary people for the environment 83.8% (2010) [5/29countries] % of those who think that the government should regulate businesses for the environment 88.0% (2010) [19/29countries] % of those who would like to see more government spending in the environment 63.2% (2016) [2/25countries] % of those who agree that the government is responsible for imposing strict laws to make industry do less damage to the environment 95.2% (2016) [3/25countries] % of those who think that the government is successful in environmental protection 18.1% (2006) [20/25countries] % of those who think that their country does too little to protect the world environment 72.6% (2010) [2/29countries] % of those who think that international cooperation is necessary for the environment (5 choices) 79.9% (2010) [24/29countries] % of those who think that richer countries should make more effort to protect the environment 30.1% (2010) [19/29countries] CO2 and climate change> Chile CO2 emissions (kilo tonnes) 84,828 (2020) [17/38countries] CO2 emissions per capita (metric tonnes) 4.40 (2020) [27/38countries] CO2 emissions (kg per PPP $ of GDP) 0.176 (2020) [8/38countries] Energy> Chile Coal supply per capita (kg) 622 (2020) [6/32countries] Crude oil supply per capita (kg) 383 (2020) [28/31countries] Natural gas supply per capita (million J) 11,631 (2020) [29/31countries] Primary energy sufficiency ratio 33.7% (2020) [18/27countries] Renewable energy, % of primary energy supply 8.9% (2020) [19/36countries] % of those who think that their country should prioritize solar, wind or water power in order to meet its future energy needs 69.4% (2010) [19/29countries] % of those who think that their country should prioritize nuclear power in order to meet its future energy needs 5.2% (2010) [24/29countries] % of those who think that their country should prioritize fuels made from crops in order to meet its future energy needs 8.9% (2010) [9/29countries] Electric power supply per capita (kWh) 4,352 (2020) [28/32countries] Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources, % of total 57.5% (2020) [13/32countries] Electricity production from hydroelectric sources, % of total 26.0% (2020) [9/31countries] Nuclear and radioactivity> Chile % of those who think that radioactivity results to death 87.6% (2000) [1/22countries] % of those who strongly feel the danger of a nuclear accident 41.9% (2000) [1/21countries] % of those who think that nuclear waste is the most important environmental problem for them and their family 7.1% (2010) [2/29countries] Environmental pollution> Chile % of those who think that chemicals and pesticides is the most important environmental problem for them and their family 9.3% (2010) [18/29countries] Waste and cleanness> Chile Municipal waste (kg per capita) 436 (2018) [27/36countries] Municipal waste, % of recycling 0 (2018) [35/35countries] Proportion of population using safely-managed sanitation services (%) 79% (2020) [30/38countries] % of those who think that domestic waste disposal is the most important environmental problem for them and their family 13.1% (2010) [11/29countries]