Rice yields in Chile
Chile: Rice yields was 6.83 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Rice 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
The most recent figure for rice yields in Chile is 6.83 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.2% on the previous year and up 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rice yields in Chile peaked at 6.9 tonnes per hectare in 2015 and was at its lowest, 2.08 tonnes per hectare, in 1966.
Chile ranks 16th of 123 countries on this measure, 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 | 2.6 tonnes per hectare | 2.08 tonnes per hectare | 2.91 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.15 tonnes per hectare | 2.46 tonnes per hectare | 3.85 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.74 tonnes per hectare | 2.34 tonnes per hectare | 4.31 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.2 tonnes per hectare | 3.63 tonnes per hectare | 4.77 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.17 tonnes per hectare | 4.67 tonnes per hectare | 5.79 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.03 tonnes per hectare | 3.86 tonnes per hectare | 6.9 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.11 tonnes per hectare | 4.86 tonnes per hectare | 6.83 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 rice yields in Chile?
- Rice yields in Chile was 6.83 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 rice yields recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 6.9 tonnes per hectare in 2015.
- What is the lowest rice yields recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.08 tonnes per hectare in 1966.
- How does Chile rank for rice yields?
- Chile ranks 16th out of 123 countries with data for 2024.
- Is rice yields rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.5%. 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 Rice 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.