Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square in Chile
Chile: Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square was 5.79 tonnes per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square in Chile, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square in Chile is 5.79 tonnes per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 8.5% on the previous year and up 35.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square in Chile peaked at 6.77 tonnes per square kilometre in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.1856 tonnes per square kilometre, in 1961.
Chile ranks 127th of 189 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.
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square in Chile, year by year
| Year | tonnes per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1856 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.4048 tonnes per square kilometre | +118.1% |
| 1963 | 0.5595 tonnes per square kilometre | +38.2% |
| 1964 | 0.351 tonnes per square kilometre | -37.3% |
| 1965 | 0.4237 tonnes per square kilometre | +20.7% |
| 1966 | 0.893 tonnes per square kilometre | +110.8% |
| 1967 | 0.4277 tonnes per square kilometre | -52.1% |
| 1968 | 0.6442 tonnes per square kilometre | +50.6% |
| 1969 | 0.7895 tonnes per square kilometre | +22.5% |
| 1970 | 0.5689 tonnes per square kilometre | -27.9% |
| 1971 | 0.6577 tonnes per square kilometre | +15.6% |
| 1972 | 0.7047 tonnes per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1973 | 0.8944 tonnes per square kilometre | +26.9% |
| 1974 | 2.34 tonnes per square kilometre | +161.8% |
| 1975 | 0.9643 tonnes per square kilometre | -58.8% |
| 1976 | 1.57 tonnes per square kilometre | +62.3% |
| 1977 | 0.8137 tonnes per square kilometre | -48.0% |
| 1978 | 1.65 tonnes per square kilometre | +102.8% |
| 1979 | 1.43 tonnes per square kilometre | -13.2% |
| 1980 | 1.7 tonnes per square kilometre | +19.0% |
| 1981 | 1.76 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1982 | 1.82 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1983 | 1.84 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 1.4 tonnes per square kilometre | -23.8% |
| 1985 | 0.6563 tonnes per square kilometre | -53.1% |
| 1986 | 0.4089 tonnes per square kilometre | -37.7% |
| 1987 | 0.4008 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1988 | 0.5676 tonnes per square kilometre | +41.6% |
| 1989 | 0.2542 tonnes per square kilometre | -55.2% |
| 1990 | 0.3578 tonnes per square kilometre | +40.7% |
| 1991 | 0.815 tonnes per square kilometre | +127.8% |
| 1992 | 1.39 tonnes per square kilometre | +71.1% |
| 1993 | 1.32 tonnes per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 1994 | 1.72 tonnes per square kilometre | +29.9% |
| 1995 | 1.72 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 1.86 tonnes per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 1997 | 1.79 tonnes per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 1998 | 1.95 tonnes per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1999 | 2.98 tonnes per square kilometre | +52.6% |
| 2000 | 2.7 tonnes per square kilometre | -9.3% |
| 2001 | 2.12 tonnes per square kilometre | -21.8% |
| 2002 | 2.38 tonnes per square kilometre | +12.4% |
| 2003 | 2.52 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2004 | 2.03 tonnes per square kilometre | -19.3% |
| 2005 | 2.23 tonnes per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 2006 | 4.15 tonnes per square kilometre | +86.6% |
| 2007 | 4.45 tonnes per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 2008 | 4.01 tonnes per square kilometre | -9.8% |
| 2009 | 3.33 tonnes per square kilometre | -16.9% |
| 2010 | 3.63 tonnes per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 2011 | 3.8 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2012 | 4.4 tonnes per square kilometre | +15.7% |
| 2013 | 4.29 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 4.33 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 4.53 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 3.96 tonnes per square kilometre | -12.7% |
| 2017 | 5.03 tonnes per square kilometre | +27.1% |
| 2018 | 5.35 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 2019 | 5.82 tonnes per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 2020 | 6.61 tonnes per square kilometre | +13.5% |
| 2021 | 6.77 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 6.34 tonnes per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 2023 | 5.79 tonnes per square kilometre | -8.5% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 5.79 tonnes per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 29.18 tonnes per square kilometre, 20% of the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Chile's 5.79 tonnes per square kilometre is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 12.91 tonnes per square kilometre, 45% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square in Chile changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | +161.8% | 0.8944 tonnes per square kilometre | 2.34 tonnes per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5199 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1856 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.893 tonnes per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.16 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.5689 tonnes per square kilometre | 2.34 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.08 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.2542 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.84 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.59 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.3578 tonnes per square kilometre | 2.98 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.99 tonnes per square kilometre | 2.03 tonnes per square kilometre | 4.45 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.51 tonnes per square kilometre | 3.63 tonnes per square kilometre | 5.82 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.38 tonnes per square kilometre | 5.79 tonnes per square kilometre | 6.77 tonnes per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Chile
- 124 Burkina Faso 6.13 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 125 Bhutan 6.03 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 126 Saudi Arabia 5.9 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 128 Nigeria 5.57 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 129 Iran 5.52 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 130 Estonia 5.31 tonnes per square kilometre 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 cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square in Chile?
- Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square in Chile was 5.79 tonnes per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 6.77 tonnes per square kilometre in 2021.
- What is the lowest cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1856 tonnes per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Chile rank for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square?
- Chile ranks 127th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Chile data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.