Chile vs China: Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita
Chile
6.61 kg per hectare
in 2024
China
6.42 kg per hectare
in 2023
Chile rank
19th
China rank
21st
Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita over time
- Chile
- China
How they compare
Chile currently reports 6.61 kg per hectare against 6.42 kg per hectare in China, a difference of 0.19 kg per hectare.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Chile ahead.
Chile ranks 19th and China ranks 21st of 180 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 3 and China in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.69 kg per hectare | 1.67 kg per hectare | 0.0214 kg per hectare | Chile |
| 1970s | 1.85 kg per hectare | 2.44 kg per hectare | 0.5837 kg per hectare | China |
| 1980s | 2.83 kg per hectare | 3.68 kg per hectare | 0.8452 kg per hectare | China |
| 1990s | 4.29 kg per hectare | 4.62 kg per hectare | 0.3288 kg per hectare | China |
| 2000s | 5.44 kg per hectare | 5.13 kg per hectare | 0.3051 kg per hectare | Chile |
| 2010s | 6.8 kg per hectare | 5.94 kg per hectare | 0.8674 kg per hectare | Chile |
| 2020s | 6.31 kg per hectare | 6.35 kg per hectare | 0.045 kg per hectare | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cereal yield vs. gdp per capita, Chile or China?
- Chile, at 6.61 kg per hectare against 6.42 kg per hectare in China as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cereal yield vs. gdp per capita between Chile and China?
- 0.19 kg per hectare, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and China?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Chile and China rank globally for cereal yield vs. gdp per capita?
- Chile ranks 19th and China ranks 21st of 180 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average cereal yield, measured in tonnes per hectare versus gross domestic product (GDP) per capita. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.