Chile vs United States: Corn yields
Chile
10.81 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
United States
11.71 tonnes per hectare
in 2025
Chile rank
14th
United States rank
11th
Corn yields over time
- Chile
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 11.71 tonnes per hectare against 10.81 tonnes per hectare in Chile, a difference of 0.9 tonnes per hectare.
That makes United States's figure about 1.1 times Chile's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was United States ahead.
Chile ranks 14th and United States ranks 11th of 170 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 3 and United States in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.84 tonnes per hectare | 4.54 tonnes per hectare | 1.69 tonnes per hectare | United States |
| 1970s | 3.25 tonnes per hectare | 5.63 tonnes per hectare | 2.38 tonnes per hectare | United States |
| 1980s | 5.56 tonnes per hectare | 6.65 tonnes per hectare | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | United States |
| 1990s | 8.71 tonnes per hectare | 7.74 tonnes per hectare | 0.9738 tonnes per hectare | Chile |
| 2000s | 10.25 tonnes per hectare | 9.24 tonnes per hectare | 1.01 tonnes per hectare | Chile |
| 2010s | 11.42 tonnes per hectare | 10.14 tonnes per hectare | 1.28 tonnes per hectare | Chile |
| 2020s | 10.74 tonnes per hectare | 11.02 tonnes per hectare | 0.2867 tonnes per hectare | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher corn yields, Chile or United States?
- United States, at 11.71 tonnes per hectare against 10.81 tonnes per hectare in Chile as of 2025.
- What is the difference in corn yields between Chile and United States?
- 0.9 tonnes per hectare, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and United States?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Chile and United States rank globally for corn yields?
- Chile ranks 14th and United States ranks 11th of 170 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Corn yields. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average corn yields measured in tonnes per hectare.