Chile vs Uruguay: Sunflower seed yields
Chile
1.22 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Uruguay
1.25 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Chile rank
48th
Uruguay rank
46th
Sunflower seed yields over time
- Chile
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 1.25 tonnes per hectare against 1.22 tonnes per hectare in Chile, a difference of 0.03 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Chile ahead.
Chile ranks 48th and Uruguay ranks 46th of 78 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 6 and Uruguay in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.25 tonnes per hectare | 0.5221 tonnes per hectare | 0.7281 tonnes per hectare | Chile |
| 1970s | 1.35 tonnes per hectare | 0.5719 tonnes per hectare | 0.777 tonnes per hectare | Chile |
| 1980s | 1.71 tonnes per hectare | 0.6567 tonnes per hectare | 1.05 tonnes per hectare | Chile |
| 1990s | 1.57 tonnes per hectare | 1.01 tonnes per hectare | 0.5582 tonnes per hectare | Chile |
| 2000s | 1.75 tonnes per hectare | 1.24 tonnes per hectare | 0.5012 tonnes per hectare | Chile |
| 2010s | 1.72 tonnes per hectare | 1.06 tonnes per hectare | 0.6609 tonnes per hectare | Chile |
| 2020s | 1.09 tonnes per hectare | 1.4 tonnes per hectare | 0.3093 tonnes per hectare | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sunflower seed yields, Chile or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 1.25 tonnes per hectare against 1.22 tonnes per hectare in Chile as of 2024.
- What is the difference in sunflower seed yields between Chile and Uruguay?
- 0.03 tonnes per hectare, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Uruguay?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Chile and Uruguay rank globally for sunflower seed yields?
- Chile ranks 48th and Uruguay ranks 46th of 78 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 Sunflower seed 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.