Barley — Area harvested in Chile
Chile: Barley — Area harvested was 25,272 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Barley — Area harvested in Chile, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barley — area harvested in Chile is 25,272 ha, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 17.1% on the previous year and up 61.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barley — area harvested in Chile peaked at 79,840 ha in 1974 and was at its lowest, 8,809 ha, in 2015.
Chile ranks 70th of 105 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Barley — Area harvested in Chile, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 44,920 ha | — |
| 1962 | 42,610 ha | -5.1% |
| 1963 | 38,740 ha | -9.1% |
| 1964 | 42,110 ha | +8.7% |
| 1965 | 38,274 ha | -9.1% |
| 1966 | 38,696 ha | +1.1% |
| 1967 | 50,400 ha | +30.2% |
| 1968 | 71,870 ha | +42.6% |
| 1969 | 44,350 ha | -38.3% |
| 1970 | 47,380 ha | +6.8% |
| 1971 | 52,510 ha | +10.8% |
| 1972 | 67,080 ha | +27.7% |
| 1973 | 63,910 ha | -4.7% |
| 1974 | 79,840 ha | +24.9% |
| 1975 | 66,180 ha | -17.1% |
| 1976 | 57,840 ha | -12.6% |
| 1977 | 63,110 ha | +9.1% |
| 1978 | 63,810 ha | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 59,770 ha | -6.3% |
| 1980 | 48,620 ha | -18.7% |
| 1981 | 45,960 ha | -5.5% |
| 1982 | 57,480 ha | +25.1% |
| 1983 | 38,160 ha | -33.6% |
| 1984 | 33,150 ha | -13.1% |
| 1985 | 35,040 ha | +5.7% |
| 1986 | 22,720 ha | -35.2% |
| 1987 | 16,370 ha | -27.9% |
| 1988 | 24,070 ha | +47.0% |
| 1989 | 24,590 ha | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 26,320 ha | +7.0% |
| 1991 | 31,710 ha | +20.5% |
| 1992 | 28,390 ha | -10.5% |
| 1993 | 22,920 ha | -19.3% |
| 1994 | 28,180 ha | +22.9% |
| 1995 | 25,175 ha | -10.7% |
| 1996 | 23,340 ha | -7.3% |
| 1997 | 22,018 ha | -5.7% |
| 1998 | 26,632 ha | +21.0% |
| 1999 | 26,502 ha | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 17,208 ha | -35.1% |
| 2001 | 15,370 ha | -10.7% |
| 2002 | 17,450 ha | +13.5% |
| 2003 | 17,530 ha | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 11,630 ha | -33.7% |
| 2005 | 21,500 ha | +84.9% |
| 2006 | 29,060 ha | +35.2% |
| 2007 | 18,540 ha | -36.2% |
| 2008 | 20,623 ha | +11.2% |
| 2009 | 18,513 ha | -10.2% |
| 2010 | 16,854 ha | -9.0% |
| 2011 | 20,184 ha | +19.8% |
| 2012 | 14,806 ha | -26.6% |
| 2013 | 13,202 ha | -10.8% |
| 2014 | 15,677 ha | +18.7% |
| 2015 | 8,809 ha | -43.8% |
| 2016 | 18,330 ha | +108.1% |
| 2017 | 13,574 ha | -25.9% |
| 2018 | 25,886 ha | +90.7% |
| 2019 | 28,605 ha | +10.5% |
| 2020 | 29,814 ha | +4.2% |
| 2021 | 26,754 ha | -10.3% |
| 2022 | 20,690 ha | -22.7% |
| 2023 | 21,586 ha | +4.3% |
| 2024 | 25,272 ha | +17.1% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 25,272 ha is below the median for high income countries, which is 120,900 ha, 21% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Chile's 25,272 ha is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 117,088 ha, 22% of the median. (9 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 45,774 ha | 38,274 ha | 71,870 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 62,143 ha | 47,380 ha | 79,840 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 34,616 ha | 16,370 ha | 57,480 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 26,119 ha | 22,018 ha | 31,710 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 18,742 ha | 11,630 ha | 29,060 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 17,593 ha | 8,809 ha | 28,605 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 24,823 ha | 20,690 ha | 29,814 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Chile
- 67 Turkmenistan 32,587 ha compare
- 68 Yemen 28,000 ha compare
- 69 Switzerland 25,348 ha compare
- 71 Georgia 23,800 ha compare
- 72 Republic of Korea 23,298 ha compare
- 73 Egypt 22,000 ha compare
More agriculture & rural data for Chile
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -2.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0345 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 621.34 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.18 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1082 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 3.5% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 3.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 4.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barley — area harvested in Chile?
- Barley — area harvested in Chile was 25,272 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest barley — area harvested recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 79,840 ha in 1974.
- What is the lowest barley — area harvested recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,809 ha in 2015.
- How does Chile rank for barley — area harvested?
- Chile ranks 70th out of 105 countries with data for 2024.
- Is barley — area harvested rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 61.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Chile data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Barley — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.