Sweet potato production in Chile
Chile: Sweet potato production was 15,599 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sweet potato production in Chile, 1961–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sweet potato production in Chile is 15,599, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potato production in Chile peaked at 15,768 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 6,581, in 1990.
Chile ranks 67th of 120 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.
Sweet potato production in Chile, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 7,000 | — |
| 1962 | 8,000 | +14.3% |
| 1963 | 9,000 | +12.5% |
| 1964 | 10,000 | +11.1% |
| 1965 | 10,000 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 12,000 | +20.0% |
| 1967 | 12,000 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 14,000 | +16.7% |
| 1969 | 14,000 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 14,000 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 14,000 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 10,000 | -28.6% |
| 1973 | 8,500 | -15.0% |
| 1974 | 8,600 | +1.2% |
| 1975 | 8,000 | -7.0% |
| 1976 | 8,000 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 8,000 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 7,000 | -12.5% |
| 1979 | 7,000 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 7,000 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 7,000 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 7,000 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 7,000 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 7,000 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 7,000 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 7,000 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 7,000 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 7,000 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 7,000 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 6,581 | -6.0% |
| 1991 | 6,824 | +3.7% |
| 1992 | 6,936 | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 7,047 | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 7,159 | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 7,271 | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 7,382 | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 7,494 | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 7,459 | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 7,382 | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 7,500 | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 8,000 | +6.7% |
| 2002 | 8,050 | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 8,500 | +5.6% |
| 2004 | 8,750 | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 9,000 | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 9,300 | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 9,500 | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 10,287 | +8.3% |
| 2009 | 11,303 | +9.9% |
| 2010 | 12,114 | +7.2% |
| 2011 | 12,924 | +6.7% |
| 2012 | 14,000 | +8.3% |
| 2013 | 14,000 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 14,344 | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 15,580 | +8.6% |
| 2016 | 14,641 | -6.0% |
| 2017 | 15,088 | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 15,283 | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 15,556 | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 15,768 | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 15,535 | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 15,620 | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 15,641 | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 15,599 | -0.3% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 15,599 is above the median for high income countries, which is 1,903, 8.2× the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Chile's 15,599 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4,386, 3.6× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sweet potato production in Chile 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | -28.6% | 14,000 | 10,000 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10,667 | 7,000 | 14,000 | 9 |
| 1970s | 9,310 | 7,000 | 14,000 | 10 |
| 1980s | 7,000 | 7,000 | 7,000 | 10 |
| 1990s | 7,153 | 6,581 | 7,494 | 10 |
| 2000s | 9,019 | 7,500 | 11,303 | 10 |
| 2010s | 14,353 | 12,114 | 15,580 | 10 |
| 2020s | 15,632 | 15,535 | 15,768 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Chile
More reference data data for Chile
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9268 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.22 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.33 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2204 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 5.33 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.11 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.46 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 11.45 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 25.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.2 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sweet potato production in Chile?
- Sweet potato production in Chile was 15,599 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sweet potato production recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 15,768 in 2020.
- What is the lowest sweet potato production recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,581 in 1990.
- How does Chile rank for sweet potato production?
- Chile ranks 67th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sweet potato production rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chile data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Sweet potato production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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