Chile vs Zambia: Barley yields

Chile
7.49 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Zambia
6.47 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Chile rank
2nd
Zambia rank
5th

Barley yields over time

  • Chile
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Chile currently reports 7.49 tonnes per hectare against 6.47 tonnes per hectare in Zambia, a difference of 1.02 tonnes per hectare.

That makes Chile's figure about 1.2 times Zambia's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1982 it was Chile ahead.

Chile ranks 2nd and Zambia ranks 5th of 104 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 3 and Zambia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Chile Zambia Difference Ahead
1980s 2.68 tonnes per hectare 0.9098 tonnes per hectare 1.77 tonnes per hectare Chile
1990s 3.54 tonnes per hectare 0.8488 tonnes per hectare 2.69 tonnes per hectare Chile
2000s 4.42 tonnes per hectare 3 tonnes per hectare 1.42 tonnes per hectare Chile
2010s 6.08 tonnes per hectare 7.15 tonnes per hectare 1.07 tonnes per hectare Zambia
2020s 6.43 tonnes per hectare 7.28 tonnes per hectare 0.8549 tonnes per hectare Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barley yields, Chile or Zambia?
Chile, at 7.49 tonnes per hectare against 6.47 tonnes per hectare in Zambia as of 2024.
What is the difference in barley yields between Chile and Zambia?
1.02 tonnes per hectare, with Chile ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Zambia?
43 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2024.
How do Chile and Zambia rank globally for barley yields?
Chile ranks 2nd and Zambia ranks 5th of 104 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Barley yields. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Barley yields
Unit
tonnes per hectare
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
105 places, 5,512 data points, 1275–2024
Last refreshed

Yields are measured in tonnes per hectare.