Chile vs Mexico: Rice yields
Chile
6.83 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Mexico
7.01 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Chile rank
16th
Mexico rank
13th
Rice yields over time
- Chile
- Mexico
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 7.01 tonnes per hectare against 6.83 tonnes per hectare in Chile, a difference of 0.18 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 23 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Chile ahead.
Chile ranks 16th and Mexico ranks 13th of 124 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 5 and Mexico in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.6 tonnes per hectare | 2.38 tonnes per hectare | 0.222 tonnes per hectare | Chile |
| 1970s | 3.15 tonnes per hectare | 2.89 tonnes per hectare | 0.255 tonnes per hectare | Chile |
| 1980s | 3.74 tonnes per hectare | 3.6 tonnes per hectare | 0.1483 tonnes per hectare | Chile |
| 1990s | 4.2 tonnes per hectare | 4.4 tonnes per hectare | 0.2013 tonnes per hectare | Mexico |
| 2000s | 5.17 tonnes per hectare | 4.53 tonnes per hectare | 0.6467 tonnes per hectare | Chile |
| 2010s | 6.03 tonnes per hectare | 5.8 tonnes per hectare | 0.2247 tonnes per hectare | Chile |
| 2020s | 6.11 tonnes per hectare | 6.59 tonnes per hectare | 0.4806 tonnes per hectare | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rice yields, Chile or Mexico?
- Mexico, at 7.01 tonnes per hectare against 6.83 tonnes per hectare in Chile as of 2024.
- What is the difference in rice yields between Chile and Mexico?
- 0.18 tonnes per hectare, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Mexico?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Chile and Mexico rank globally for rice yields?
- Chile ranks 16th and Mexico ranks 13th of 124 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 Rice 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.