Chile vs Saudi Arabia: Wheat yields
Chile
6 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Saudi Arabia
6.35 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Chile rank
13th
Saudi Arabia rank
11th
Wheat yields over time
- Chile
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 6.35 tonnes per hectare against 6 tonnes per hectare in Chile, a difference of 0.35 tonnes per hectare.
That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.1 times Chile's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.
Chile ranks 13th and Saudi Arabia ranks 11th of 125 countries.
Saudi Arabia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.55 tonnes per hectare | 1.65 tonnes per hectare | 0.1 tonnes per hectare | Saudi Arabia |
| 1970s | 1.63 tonnes per hectare | 1.74 tonnes per hectare | 0.1027 tonnes per hectare | Saudi Arabia |
| 1980s | 2.3 tonnes per hectare | 3.52 tonnes per hectare | 1.22 tonnes per hectare | Saudi Arabia |
| 1990s | 3.54 tonnes per hectare | 4.47 tonnes per hectare | 0.9293 tonnes per hectare | Saudi Arabia |
| 2000s | 4.36 tonnes per hectare | 5.29 tonnes per hectare | 0.9348 tonnes per hectare | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 5.79 tonnes per hectare | 6.15 tonnes per hectare | 0.3604 tonnes per hectare | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | 5.97 tonnes per hectare | 6.5 tonnes per hectare | 0.5302 tonnes per hectare | Saudi Arabia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wheat yields, Chile or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 6.35 tonnes per hectare against 6 tonnes per hectare in Chile as of 2024.
- What is the difference in wheat yields between Chile and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.35 tonnes per hectare, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Saudi Arabia?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Chile and Saudi Arabia rank globally for wheat yields?
- Chile ranks 13th and Saudi Arabia ranks 11th of 125 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Wheat yields. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Harvested production per unit of harvested area for wheat.