Sunflower seed yields in Chile
Chile: Sunflower seed yields was 1.22 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.22 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
down 2.6%
World rank
48th
of 78 countries
All-time high
2.61 tonnes per hectare
in 2010
All-time low
0.6399 tonnes per hectare
in 1996
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Sunflower seed 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 sunflower seed yields in Chile is 1.22 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 22.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sunflower seed yields in Chile peaked at 2.61 tonnes per hectare in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.6399 tonnes per hectare, in 1996.
Chile ranks 48th of 78 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Sunflower seed yields in Chile, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 1.06 tonnes per hectare | +3.9% |
| 1963 | 1.23 tonnes per hectare | +16.1% |
| 1964 | 1.07 tonnes per hectare | -13.4% |
| 1965 | 1.41 tonnes per hectare | +32.3% |
| 1966 | 1.33 tonnes per hectare | -5.9% |
| 1967 | 1.49 tonnes per hectare | +11.8% |
| 1968 | 1.49 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 1969 | 1.14 tonnes per hectare | -22.9% |
| 1970 | 1.39 tonnes per hectare | +21.6% |
| 1971 | 1.33 tonnes per hectare | -4.4% |
| 1972 | 1.35 tonnes per hectare | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 1.13 tonnes per hectare | -16.1% |
| 1974 | 1.24 tonnes per hectare | +9.6% |
| 1975 | 1.34 tonnes per hectare | +8.2% |
| 1976 | 1.25 tonnes per hectare | -6.5% |
| 1977 | 1.48 tonnes per hectare | +18.3% |
| 1978 | 1.44 tonnes per hectare | -2.9% |
| 1979 | 1.54 tonnes per hectare | +6.8% |
| 1980 | 1.18 tonnes per hectare | -23.2% |
| 1981 | 1.45 tonnes per hectare | +23.1% |
| 1982 | 1.58 tonnes per hectare | +8.5% |
| 1983 | 1.6 tonnes per hectare | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 1.51 tonnes per hectare | -5.2% |
| 1985 | 1.63 tonnes per hectare | +7.5% |
| 1986 | 1.81 tonnes per hectare | +11.1% |
| 1987 | 2.1 tonnes per hectare | +16.4% |
| 1988 | 2.1 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 2.12 tonnes per hectare | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 2.31 tonnes per hectare | +8.8% |
| 1991 | 2.39 tonnes per hectare | +3.5% |
| 1992 | 2.22 tonnes per hectare | -7.3% |
| 1993 | 2.03 tonnes per hectare | -8.5% |
| 1994 | 1.01 tonnes per hectare | -50.4% |
| 1995 | 1.21 tonnes per hectare | +19.6% |
| 1996 | 0.6399 tonnes per hectare | -46.9% |
| 1997 | 1.14 tonnes per hectare | +78.2% |
| 1998 | 1.3 tonnes per hectare | +14.0% |
| 1999 | 1.46 tonnes per hectare | +12.0% |
| 2000 | 1.49 tonnes per hectare | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 1.74 tonnes per hectare | +17.1% |
| 2002 | 1.4 tonnes per hectare | -19.5% |
| 2003 | 1.4 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 1.46 tonnes per hectare | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 1.57 tonnes per hectare | +7.3% |
| 2006 | 1.99 tonnes per hectare | +26.6% |
| 2007 | 2.01 tonnes per hectare | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 2.11 tonnes per hectare | +4.7% |
| 2009 | 2.3 tonnes per hectare | +9.0% |
| 2010 | 2.61 tonnes per hectare | +13.6% |
| 2011 | 1.27 tonnes per hectare | -51.3% |
| 2012 | 1.38 tonnes per hectare | +8.5% |
| 2013 | 2.04 tonnes per hectare | +47.5% |
| 2014 | 1.57 tonnes per hectare | -22.8% |
| 2015 | 1.41 tonnes per hectare | -10.2% |
| 2016 | 1.06 tonnes per hectare | -25.1% |
| 2017 | 1.58 tonnes per hectare | +49.3% |
| 2018 | 1.29 tonnes per hectare | -18.4% |
| 2019 | 1.3 tonnes per hectare | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.9449 tonnes per hectare | -27.4% |
| 2021 | 0.9363 tonnes per hectare | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 1.11 tonnes per hectare | +18.9% |
| 2023 | 1.25 tonnes per hectare | +12.2% |
| 2024 | 1.22 tonnes per hectare | -2.6% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 1.22 tonnes per hectare is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.14 tonnes per hectare, 57% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Chile's 1.22 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.32 tonnes per hectare, 92% of the median. (10 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.25 tonnes per hectare | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | 1.49 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.35 tonnes per hectare | 1.13 tonnes per hectare | 1.54 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.71 tonnes per hectare | 1.18 tonnes per hectare | 2.12 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.57 tonnes per hectare | 0.6399 tonnes per hectare | 2.39 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.75 tonnes per hectare | 1.4 tonnes per hectare | 2.3 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.55 tonnes per hectare | 1.06 tonnes per hectare | 2.61 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.09 tonnes per hectare | 0.9363 tonnes per hectare | 1.25 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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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 sunflower seed yields in Chile?
- Sunflower seed yields in Chile was 1.22 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 sunflower seed yields recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 2.61 tonnes per hectare in 2010.
- What is the lowest sunflower seed yields recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6399 tonnes per hectare in 1996.
- How does Chile rank for sunflower seed yields?
- Chile ranks 48th out of 78 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sunflower seed yields rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.6%. 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 Sunflower seed yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.