Cereal production in Chile
Chile: Cereal production was 2.56 million tonnes in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cereal production 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.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cereal production in Chile is 2.56 million tonnes, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 2.4% on the previous year and down 26.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal production in Chile peaked at 4.00 million tonnes in 2013 and was at its lowest, 1.32 million tonnes, in 1973.
That places Chile 86th out of 185 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.67 million tonnes | 1.39 million tonnes | 1.96 million tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.70 million tonnes | 1.32 million tonnes | 1.98 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.21 million tonnes | 1.44 million tonnes | 3.15 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.77 million tonnes | 2.17 million tonnes | 3.10 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.36 million tonnes | 2.59 million tonnes | 4.00 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.66 million tonnes | 3.30 million tonnes | 4.00 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.69 million tonnes | 2.50 million tonnes | 3.04 million tonnes | 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 production in Chile?
- Cereal production in Chile was 2.56 million tonnes 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 production recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 4.00 million tonnes in 2013.
- What is the lowest cereal production recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.32 million tonnes in 1973.
- How does Chile rank for cereal production?
- Chile ranks 86th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereal production rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.5%. 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 production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cereals include wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, buckwheat, and mixed grains.