Chile vs Sweden: Yields of key staple crops
Chile
6 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Sweden
6.17 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Chile rank
13th
Sweden rank
12th
Yields of key staple crops over time
- Chile
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 6.17 tonnes per hectare against 6 tonnes per hectare in Chile, a difference of 0.17 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sweden ahead.
Chile ranks 13th and Sweden ranks 12th of 125 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.55 tonnes per hectare | 3.61 tonnes per hectare | 2.05 tonnes per hectare | Sweden |
| 1970s | 1.63 tonnes per hectare | 4.37 tonnes per hectare | 2.74 tonnes per hectare | Sweden |
| 1980s | 2.3 tonnes per hectare | 5.15 tonnes per hectare | 2.85 tonnes per hectare | Sweden |
| 1990s | 3.54 tonnes per hectare | 5.85 tonnes per hectare | 2.31 tonnes per hectare | Sweden |
| 2000s | 4.36 tonnes per hectare | 5.97 tonnes per hectare | 1.61 tonnes per hectare | Sweden |
| 2010s | 5.79 tonnes per hectare | 6.19 tonnes per hectare | 0.4015 tonnes per hectare | Sweden |
| 2020s | 5.97 tonnes per hectare | 6.42 tonnes per hectare | 0.4527 tonnes per hectare | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher yields of key staple crops, Chile or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 6.17 tonnes per hectare against 6 tonnes per hectare in Chile as of 2024.
- What is the difference in yields of key staple crops between Chile and Sweden?
- 0.17 tonnes per hectare, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Sweden?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Chile and Sweden rank globally for yields of key staple crops?
- Chile ranks 13th and Sweden ranks 12th 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.