Potato yields in Chile
Chile: Potato yields was 34.55 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Potato yields in Chile, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
Chile recorded 34.55 tonnes per hectare for potato yields in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 18.8% on the previous year and up 59.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potato yields in Chile peaked at 34.55 tonnes per hectare in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.72 tonnes per hectare, in 1965.
That places Chile 22nd out of 158 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.97 tonnes per hectare | 7.72 tonnes per hectare | 10.53 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 9.88 tonnes per hectare | 7.87 tonnes per hectare | 10.85 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 12.63 tonnes per hectare | 10.18 tonnes per hectare | 15.03 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.17 tonnes per hectare | 13.89 tonnes per hectare | 16.45 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.07 tonnes per hectare | 15.24 tonnes per hectare | 22.02 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.76 tonnes per hectare | 19.01 tonnes per hectare | 31.25 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.64 tonnes per hectare | 27.38 tonnes per hectare | 34.55 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 potato yields in Chile?
- Potato yields in Chile was 34.55 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest potato yields recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 34.55 tonnes per hectare in 2024.
- What is the lowest potato yields recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.72 tonnes per hectare in 1965.
- How does Chile rank for potato yields?
- Chile ranks 22nd out of 158 countries with data for 2024.
- Is potato yields rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 59.4%. 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); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Potato yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yields are measured in tonnes per hectare.