Chile vs China: Almond yields
Chile
5.52 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
China
4.6 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Chile rank
5th
China rank
7th
Almond yields over time
- Chile
- China
How they compare
Chile currently reports 5.52 tonnes per hectare against 4.6 tonnes per hectare in China, a difference of 0.92 tonnes per hectare.
That makes Chile's figure about 1.2 times China's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1985 it was China ahead.
Chile ranks 5th and China ranks 7th of 49 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 2 and China in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.5574 tonnes per hectare | 1.69 tonnes per hectare | 1.13 tonnes per hectare | China |
| 1990s | 0.8085 tonnes per hectare | 1.78 tonnes per hectare | 0.9701 tonnes per hectare | China |
| 2000s | 2.03 tonnes per hectare | 2.28 tonnes per hectare | 0.2468 tonnes per hectare | China |
| 2010s | 3.86 tonnes per hectare | 3.49 tonnes per hectare | 0.3651 tonnes per hectare | Chile |
| 2020s | 5.26 tonnes per hectare | 4.31 tonnes per hectare | 0.9563 tonnes per hectare | Chile |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher almond yields, Chile or China?
- Chile, at 5.52 tonnes per hectare against 4.6 tonnes per hectare in China as of 2024.
- What is the difference in almond yields between Chile and China?
- 0.92 tonnes per hectare, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and China?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2024.
- How do Chile and China rank globally for almond yields?
- Chile ranks 5th and China ranks 7th of 49 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Almond yields. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.