Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use in Chile
Chile: Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use was 6.61 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use in Chile, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
In 2024, cereal yield vs. fertilizer use in Chile stood at 6.61 tonnes per hectare.
The figure is up 3.5% on the previous year and up 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yield vs. fertilizer use in Chile peaked at 7.16 tonnes per hectare in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.37 tonnes per hectare, in 1962.
That places Chile 18th out of 185 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.69 tonnes per hectare | 1.37 tonnes per hectare | 1.95 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.85 tonnes per hectare | 1.45 tonnes per hectare | 2.19 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.83 tonnes per hectare | 2.06 tonnes per hectare | 3.91 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.29 tonnes per hectare | 3.62 tonnes per hectare | 5.05 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.44 tonnes per hectare | 4.36 tonnes per hectare | 6 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.8 tonnes per hectare | 6.13 tonnes per hectare | 7.16 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.37 tonnes per hectare | 6.11 tonnes per hectare | 6.61 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Chile
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 12.34 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 3.5% (2025)
- Rural population 2.15 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -1.2% (2025)
- Rural population 10.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 4.7% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 3.5% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 3.5% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 386,898 hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal yield vs. fertilizer use in Chile?
- Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use in Chile was 6.61 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cereal yield vs. fertilizer use recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 7.16 tonnes per hectare in 2019.
- What is the lowest cereal yield vs. fertilizer use recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.37 tonnes per hectare in 1962.
- How does Chile rank for cereal yield vs. fertilizer use?
- Chile ranks 18th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereal yield vs. fertilizer use rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chile data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in tonnes per hectare.