Chile vs China: Yields of key staple crops
Chile
6 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
China
5.94 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Chile rank
13th
China rank
16th
Yields of key staple crops over time
- Chile
- China
How they compare
Chile currently reports 6 tonnes per hectare against 5.94 tonnes per hectare in China, a difference of 0.06 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 18 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Chile ahead.
Chile ranks 13th and China ranks 16th of 125 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 5 and China in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.55 tonnes per hectare | 0.9174 tonnes per hectare | 0.6353 tonnes per hectare | Chile |
| 1970s | 1.63 tonnes per hectare | 1.55 tonnes per hectare | 0.0831 tonnes per hectare | Chile |
| 1980s | 2.3 tonnes per hectare | 2.72 tonnes per hectare | 0.4166 tonnes per hectare | China |
| 1990s | 3.54 tonnes per hectare | 3.56 tonnes per hectare | 0.0168 tonnes per hectare | China |
| 2000s | 4.36 tonnes per hectare | 4.25 tonnes per hectare | 0.1111 tonnes per hectare | Chile |
| 2010s | 5.79 tonnes per hectare | 5.22 tonnes per hectare | 0.567 tonnes per hectare | Chile |
| 2020s | 5.97 tonnes per hectare | 5.83 tonnes per hectare | 0.1403 tonnes per hectare | Chile |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher yields of key staple crops, Chile or China?
- Chile, at 6 tonnes per hectare against 5.94 tonnes per hectare in China as of 2024.
- What is the difference in yields of key staple crops between Chile and China?
- 0.06 tonnes per hectare, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and China?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Chile and China rank globally for yields of key staple crops?
- Chile ranks 13th and China ranks 16th of 125 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 Yields of key staple crops. 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.