Lettuce yields in Chile
Chile: Lettuce yields was 13.87 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
13.87 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
69th
of 111 countries
All-time high
19.92 tonnes per hectare
in 1985
All-time low
10.65 tonnes per hectare
in 1967
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Lettuce yields 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
Chile recorded 13.87 tonnes per hectare for lettuce yields in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lettuce yields in Chile peaked at 19.92 tonnes per hectare in 1985 and was at its lowest, 10.65 tonnes per hectare, in 1967.
That places Chile 69th out of 111 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.
Lettuce yields in Chile, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 10.8 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 10.77 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
| 1963 | 10.74 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
| 1964 | 10.71 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 1965 | 11 tonnes per hectare | +2.7% |
| 1966 | 10.67 tonnes per hectare | -3.0% |
| 1967 | 10.65 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 1968 | 10.76 tonnes per hectare | +1.1% |
| 1969 | 10.94 tonnes per hectare | +1.7% |
| 1970 | 11.04 tonnes per hectare | +1.0% |
| 1971 | 11.14 tonnes per hectare | +0.9% |
| 1972 | 11.38 tonnes per hectare | +2.1% |
| 1973 | 12 tonnes per hectare | +5.5% |
| 1974 | 12 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 1975 | 12 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 12 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 1977 | 12 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 11.36 tonnes per hectare | -5.3% |
| 1979 | 13 tonnes per hectare | +14.4% |
| 1980 | 13 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 13 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 13 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 12 tonnes per hectare | -7.7% |
| 1984 | 11.75 tonnes per hectare | -2.1% |
| 1985 | 19.92 tonnes per hectare | +69.6% |
| 1986 | 14 tonnes per hectare | -29.7% |
| 1987 | 10.83 tonnes per hectare | -22.6% |
| 1988 | 10.83 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 12.5 tonnes per hectare | +15.4% |
| 1990 | 12.5 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 12.5 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 12.5 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 12.5 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 13 tonnes per hectare | +4.0% |
| 1995 | 13.04 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 13.07 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 13.3 tonnes per hectare | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 13.75 tonnes per hectare | +3.4% |
| 1999 | 13.77 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 13.76 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 13.71 tonnes per hectare | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 13.76 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 14.03 tonnes per hectare | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 13.69 tonnes per hectare | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 13.64 tonnes per hectare | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 13.88 tonnes per hectare | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 13.8 tonnes per hectare | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 13.71 tonnes per hectare | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 13.69 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 12.9 tonnes per hectare | -5.7% |
| 2011 | 13.54 tonnes per hectare | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 13.57 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 13.63 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 13.67 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 13.63 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 13.63 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 13.64 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 13.73 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 13.78 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 13.8 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 13.81 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 13.83 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 13.85 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 13.87 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 13.87 tonnes per hectare is below the median for high income countries, which is 20.1 tonnes per hectare, 69% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Chile's 13.87 tonnes per hectare is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 13.02 tonnes per hectare, 1.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Lettuce yields 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | +69.6% | 11.75 tonnes per hectare | 19.92 tonnes per hectare |
| 1986 | -29.7% | 19.92 tonnes per hectare | 14 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.78 tonnes per hectare | 10.65 tonnes per hectare | 11 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 11.79 tonnes per hectare | 11.04 tonnes per hectare | 13 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 13.08 tonnes per hectare | 10.83 tonnes per hectare | 19.92 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.99 tonnes per hectare | 12.5 tonnes per hectare | 13.77 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.77 tonnes per hectare | 13.64 tonnes per hectare | 14.03 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.57 tonnes per hectare | 12.9 tonnes per hectare | 13.78 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.83 tonnes per hectare | 13.8 tonnes per hectare | 13.87 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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- 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)
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- Share of GDP from agriculture 3.5% (2025)
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- Agricultural raw materials exports 4.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lettuce yields in Chile?
- Lettuce yields in Chile was 13.87 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 lettuce yields recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 19.92 tonnes per hectare in 1985.
- What is the lowest lettuce yields recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.65 tonnes per hectare in 1967.
- How does Chile rank for lettuce yields?
- Chile ranks 69th out of 111 countries with data for 2024.
- Is lettuce yields rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. 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 Lettuce yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.