Spinach — Yield in South America
South America: Spinach — Yield was 19,212 kg/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Spinach — Yield in South America, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
South America recorded 19,212 kg/ha for spinach — yield in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spinach — yield in South America peaked at 19,816 kg/ha in 2021 and was at its lowest, 6,217 kg/ha, in 1966.
South America ranks 7th of 25 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Spinach — Yield in South America, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 6,571 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 6,472 kg/ha | -1.5% |
| 1963 | 6,400 kg/ha | -1.1% |
| 1964 | 6,286 kg/ha | -1.8% |
| 1965 | 6,250 kg/ha | -0.6% |
| 1966 | 6,217 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 1967 | 7,204 kg/ha | +15.9% |
| 1968 | 7,147 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 1969 | 9,394 kg/ha | +31.4% |
| 1970 | 12,596 kg/ha | +34.1% |
| 1971 | 12,754 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 1972 | 11,060 kg/ha | -13.3% |
| 1973 | 10,927 kg/ha | -1.2% |
| 1974 | 8,121 kg/ha | -25.7% |
| 1975 | 9,081 kg/ha | +11.8% |
| 1976 | 8,982 kg/ha | -1.1% |
| 1977 | 7,786 kg/ha | -13.3% |
| 1978 | 7,396 kg/ha | -5.0% |
| 1979 | 6,931 kg/ha | -6.3% |
| 1980 | 7,409 kg/ha | +6.9% |
| 1981 | 7,497 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 7,154 kg/ha | -4.6% |
| 1983 | 7,058 kg/ha | -1.3% |
| 1984 | 7,169 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 1985 | 7,528 kg/ha | +5.0% |
| 1986 | 7,735 kg/ha | +2.8% |
| 1987 | 7,859 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 8,267 kg/ha | +5.2% |
| 1989 | 7,962 kg/ha | -3.7% |
| 1990 | 7,811 kg/ha | -1.9% |
| 1991 | 12,427 kg/ha | +59.1% |
| 1992 | 11,655 kg/ha | -6.2% |
| 1993 | 11,636 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 11,559 kg/ha | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 11,657 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 11,612 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 11,256 kg/ha | -3.1% |
| 1998 | 13,704 kg/ha | +21.7% |
| 1999 | 14,291 kg/ha | +4.3% |
| 2000 | 16,485 kg/ha | +15.4% |
| 2001 | 15,445 kg/ha | -6.3% |
| 2002 | 17,292 kg/ha | +12.0% |
| 2003 | 14,729 kg/ha | -14.8% |
| 2004 | 13,974 kg/ha | -5.1% |
| 2005 | 14,679 kg/ha | +5.0% |
| 2006 | 15,391 kg/ha | +4.8% |
| 2007 | 15,856 kg/ha | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 15,001 kg/ha | -5.4% |
| 2009 | 17,180 kg/ha | +14.5% |
| 2010 | 17,640 kg/ha | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 17,471 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 18,648 kg/ha | +6.7% |
| 2013 | 18,517 kg/ha | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 18,554 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 18,398 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 16,249 kg/ha | -11.7% |
| 2017 | 13,490 kg/ha | -17.0% |
| 2018 | 16,652 kg/ha | +23.4% |
| 2019 | 17,141 kg/ha | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 18,729 kg/ha | +9.3% |
| 2021 | 19,816 kg/ha | +5.8% |
| 2022 | 19,485 kg/ha | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 19,311 kg/ha | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 19,212 kg/ha | -0.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Spinach — Yield in South America 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +59.1% | 7,811 kg/ha | 12,427 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6,883 kg/ha | 6,217 kg/ha | 9,394 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 9,563 kg/ha | 6,931 kg/ha | 12,754 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 7,564 kg/ha | 7,058 kg/ha | 8,267 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 11,761 kg/ha | 7,811 kg/ha | 14,291 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 15,603 kg/ha | 13,974 kg/ha | 17,292 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 17,276 kg/ha | 13,490 kg/ha | 18,648 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 19,310 kg/ha | 18,729 kg/ha | 19,816 kg/ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near South America
- 4 Belgium 29,561 kg/ha compare
- 5 Belgium-Luxembourg 28,184 kg/ha compare
- 5 Türkiye 15,274 kg/ha compare
- 6 China, Hong Kong SAR 28,170 kg/ha compare
- 6 Polynesia 12,012 kg/ha compare
- 7 United Arab Emirates 27,683 kg/ha compare
- 8 Austria 23,672 kg/ha compare
- 9 Hungary 21,667 kg/ha compare
- 10 Singapore 20,636 kg/ha compare
- 10 Caribbean 16,073 kg/ha compare
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- Goats — Stocks, annual growth rate 1.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Goat fat, unrendered — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, annual growth 2.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Goat fat, unrendered — Production, annual growth rate 2.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Edible offal of sheep, fresh, chilled or frozen — Producing -2.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Edible offal of sheep, fresh, chilled or frozen — Production, annual -1.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Edible offal of goat, fresh, chilled or frozen — Producing 2.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Edible offal of goat, fresh, chilled or frozen — Production, annual 2.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- Edible offal of cattle, fresh, chilled or frozen — Producing 9.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Vegetables and Fruit Primary — Gross Production Value (constant) 1.17 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is spinach — yield in South America?
- Spinach — yield in South America was 19,212 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest spinach — yield recorded in South America?
- The highest recorded value was 19,816 kg/ha in 2021.
- What is the lowest spinach — yield recorded in South America?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,217 kg/ha in 1966.
- How does South America rank for spinach — yield?
- South America ranks 7th out of 25 groups with data for 2024.
- Is spinach — yield rising or falling in South America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South America data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Spinach — Yield. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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