This picture describes the Surface water withdrawals in Chile in 1987. The Darkish green represents, Industry. The purplish blue represents, Domestic, and the gray represents, Agriculture. The percentages fro all three categories are as shown. Agriculture, 84%. Indutry, 11%. Domestic, 5%.
Only 7.3% of the area in Chile is agriculturally productive. The Central Valley in central Chile is where arable land is concentrated mostly. In Northern region, Agriculture is largely dependent on supplying in areas that are, in fact, oases. Agriculture is mainly engaged in the making of cereals, fodde, sugar beets, potatoes, vegetables, and fruit.

Much of the fruit is exported to United States, Canada and Europe during the nrthern winter. Chile also exports and prduces a large amount of wine.

Mainly in central Chile and northern part of southern region, livestock is raised. Approximately 16% of Chile's area is classed as permanent grizing gound.11.4% of the area is covered by forest, mainly in the southern region, from which 18.5 million cubic meters of timber and pulp were produced in 1987.

Large estates occupy a substantial part of Chile's agriultural lands. These are remnant of the Spanish colonial period, when extensive land grants were made to army officers and colonial officials. In early 1920s, nearly 90% of the farmland in central Chile was in large estates. Although no official land reform has taken place, many of these estates were broken up and sold as small farms. This process is still going on. However, much of the agricultural land land is still cultivated by tenants or by hired labor; 13.6% of the workforce is employed in agriculture.