Yields of key staple crops in Chile
Chile: Yields of key staple crops was 6 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Yields of key staple crops 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
In 2024, yields of key staple crops in Chile stood at 6 tonnes per hectare.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yields of key staple crops in Chile peaked at 6.29 tonnes per hectare in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.24 tonnes per hectare, in 1976.
That places Chile 13th out of 125 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.55 tonnes per hectare | 1.26 tonnes per hectare | 1.74 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.63 tonnes per hectare | 1.24 tonnes per hectare | 1.94 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.3 tonnes per hectare | 1.59 tonnes per hectare | 3.27 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.54 tonnes per hectare | 2.95 tonnes per hectare | 4.38 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.36 tonnes per hectare | 3.81 tonnes per hectare | 4.79 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.79 tonnes per hectare | 4.95 tonnes per hectare | 6.29 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.97 tonnes per hectare | 5.89 tonnes per hectare | 6 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 yields of key staple crops in Chile?
- Yields of key staple crops in Chile was 6 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 yields of key staple crops recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 6.29 tonnes per hectare in 2019.
- What is the lowest yields of key staple crops recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.24 tonnes per hectare in 1976.
- How does Chile rank for yields of key staple crops?
- Chile ranks 13th out of 125 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yields of key staple crops rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.6%. 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 Yields of key staple crops. 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.