Land use vs. yield change in cereal production in Chile
Chile: Land use vs. yield change in cereal production was 55 in 2014. ▼ Falling
Land use vs. yield change in cereal production in Chile, 1961–2014
Source: World Bank (2017) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2014, land use vs. yield change in cereal production in Chile stood at 55.
The figure is down 3.5% on the previous year and down 20.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use vs. yield change in cereal production in Chile peaked at 100 in 1961 and was at its lowest, 49, in 2007.
That places Chile 126th out of 147 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 54 years of available data.
Land use vs. yield change in cereal production in Chile, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 100 | — |
| 1962 | 99 | -1.0% |
| 1963 | 97 | -2.0% |
| 1964 | 96 | -1.0% |
| 1965 | 93 | -3.1% |
| 1966 | 99 | +6.5% |
| 1967 | 95 | -4.0% |
| 1968 | 98 | +3.2% |
| 1969 | 93 | -5.1% |
| 1970 | 94 | +1.1% |
| 1971 | 95 | +1.1% |
| 1972 | 96 | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 77 | -19.8% |
| 1974 | 86 | +11.7% |
| 1975 | 95 | +10.5% |
| 1976 | 95 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 91 | -4.2% |
| 1978 | 84 | -7.7% |
| 1979 | 86 | +2.4% |
| 1980 | 83 | -3.5% |
| 1981 | 71 | -14.5% |
| 1982 | 64 | -9.9% |
| 1983 | 62 | -3.1% |
| 1984 | 76 | +22.6% |
| 1985 | 78 | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 78 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 85 | +9.0% |
| 1988 | 77 | -9.4% |
| 1989 | 78 | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 80 | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 69 | -13.8% |
| 1992 | 68 | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 61 | -10.3% |
| 1994 | 57 | -6.6% |
| 1995 | 60 | +5.3% |
| 1996 | 59 | -1.7% |
| 1997 | 67 | +13.6% |
| 1998 | 60 | -10.4% |
| 1999 | 52 | -13.3% |
| 2000 | 58 | +11.5% |
| 2001 | 62 | +6.9% |
| 2002 | 64 | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 67 | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 69 | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 67 | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 58 | -13.4% |
| 2007 | 49 | -15.5% |
| 2008 | 55 | +12.2% |
| 2009 | 56 | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 51 | -8.9% |
| 2011 | 56 | +9.8% |
| 2012 | 54 | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 57 | +5.6% |
| 2014 | 55 | -3.5% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 55 is below the median for high income countries, which is 80, 69% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Chile's 55 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 130, 42% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 96.67 | 93 | 100 | 9 |
| 1970s | 89.9 | 77 | 96 | 10 |
| 1980s | 75.2 | 62 | 85 | 10 |
| 1990s | 63.3 | 52 | 80 | 10 |
| 2000s | 60.5 | 49 | 69 | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.6 | 51 | 57 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Chile
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 land use vs. yield change in cereal production in Chile?
- Land use vs. yield change in cereal production in Chile was 55 in 2014, according to World Bank (2017) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest land use vs. yield change in cereal production recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 100 in 1961.
- What is the lowest land use vs. yield change in cereal production recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 49 in 2007.
- How does Chile rank for land use vs. yield change in cereal production?
- Chile ranks 126th out of 147 countries with data for 2014.
- Is land use vs. yield change in cereal production rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Chile data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank (2017) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Land use vs. yield change in cereal production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Indexed change in land used for cereal production versus cereal yields, from 1961 to 2014. Both indexes are measured relative to values in 1961 (i.e. 1961 = 100).