Brazil vs Chile: Potato yields
Brazil
33.52 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Chile
34.55 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Brazil rank
24th
Chile rank
22nd
Potato yields over time
- Brazil
- Chile
How they compare
Chile currently reports 34.55 tonnes per hectare against 33.52 tonnes per hectare in Brazil, a difference of 1.03 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 18 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Chile ahead.
Brazil ranks 24th and Chile ranks 22nd of 158 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 3 and Chile in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Chile | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.31 tonnes per hectare | 8.97 tonnes per hectare | 2.66 tonnes per hectare | Chile |
| 1970s | 8.66 tonnes per hectare | 9.88 tonnes per hectare | 1.22 tonnes per hectare | Chile |
| 1980s | 12.11 tonnes per hectare | 12.63 tonnes per hectare | 0.5165 tonnes per hectare | Chile |
| 1990s | 14.85 tonnes per hectare | 15.17 tonnes per hectare | 0.3156 tonnes per hectare | Chile |
| 2000s | 21.54 tonnes per hectare | 19.07 tonnes per hectare | 2.47 tonnes per hectare | Brazil |
| 2010s | 28.81 tonnes per hectare | 24.76 tonnes per hectare | 4.05 tonnes per hectare | Brazil |
| 2020s | 33.13 tonnes per hectare | 29.64 tonnes per hectare | 3.49 tonnes per hectare | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher potato yields, Brazil or Chile?
- Chile, at 34.55 tonnes per hectare against 33.52 tonnes per hectare in Brazil as of 2024.
- What is the difference in potato yields between Brazil and Chile?
- 1.03 tonnes per hectare, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Chile?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and Chile rank globally for potato yields?
- Brazil ranks 24th and Chile ranks 22nd of 158 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 Potato yields. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Yields are measured in tonnes per hectare.