Sweet potato production in Chile
Chile: Sweet potato production was 15,599 tonnes in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
15,599 tonnes
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
67th
of 120 countries
All-time high
15,768 tonnes
in 2020
All-time low
6,581 tonnes
in 1990
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Sweet potato production 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.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sweet potato production in Chile is 15,599 tonnes, 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 tonnes in 2020 and was at its lowest, 6,581 tonnes, 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 | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 7,000 tonnes | — |
| 1962 | 8,000 tonnes | +14.3% |
| 1963 | 9,000 tonnes | +12.5% |
| 1964 | 10,000 tonnes | +11.1% |
| 1965 | 10,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 12,000 tonnes | +20.0% |
| 1967 | 12,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 14,000 tonnes | +16.7% |
| 1969 | 14,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 14,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 14,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 10,000 tonnes | -28.6% |
| 1973 | 8,500 tonnes | -15.0% |
| 1974 | 8,600 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1975 | 8,000 tonnes | -7.0% |
| 1976 | 8,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 8,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 7,000 tonnes | -12.5% |
| 1979 | 7,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 7,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 7,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 7,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 7,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 7,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 7,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 7,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 7,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 7,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 7,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 6,581 tonnes | -6.0% |
| 1991 | 6,824 tonnes | +3.7% |
| 1992 | 6,936 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 7,047 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 7,159 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 7,271 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 7,382 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 7,494 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 7,459 tonnes | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 7,382 tonnes | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 7,500 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 8,000 tonnes | +6.7% |
| 2002 | 8,050 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 8,500 tonnes | +5.6% |
| 2004 | 8,750 tonnes | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 9,000 tonnes | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 9,300 tonnes | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 9,500 tonnes | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 10,287 tonnes | +8.3% |
| 2009 | 11,303 tonnes | +9.9% |
| 2010 | 12,114 tonnes | +7.2% |
| 2011 | 12,924 tonnes | +6.7% |
| 2012 | 14,000 tonnes | +8.3% |
| 2013 | 14,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 14,344 tonnes | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 15,580 tonnes | +8.6% |
| 2016 | 14,641 tonnes | -6.0% |
| 2017 | 15,088 tonnes | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 15,283 tonnes | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 15,556 tonnes | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 15,768 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 15,535 tonnes | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 15,620 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 15,641 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 15,599 tonnes | -0.3% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 15,599 tonnes is above the median for high income countries, which is 1,903 tonnes, 8.2× the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Chile's 15,599 tonnes is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4,386 tonnes, 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 tonnes | 10,000 tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10,667 tonnes | 7,000 tonnes | 14,000 tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 9,310 tonnes | 7,000 tonnes | 14,000 tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 7,000 tonnes | 7,000 tonnes | 7,000 tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 7,153 tonnes | 6,581 tonnes | 7,494 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 9,019 tonnes | 7,500 tonnes | 11,303 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 14,353 tonnes | 12,114 tonnes | 15,580 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 15,632 tonnes | 15,535 tonnes | 15,768 tonnes | 5 |
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More reference data data for Chile
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- 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 tonnes 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 sweet potato production recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 15,768 tonnes in 2020.
- What is the lowest sweet potato production recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,581 tonnes 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Sweet potato production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Sweet potato production is measured in tonnes.