Kenaf production in Chile
In 2024 Chile produced 9,035 t of kenaf, the 5th largest in the world (3.93% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 7.3%. The record was 13,669 t in 1991. Area harvested: 10,595 ha, yield 0.9 t/ha.
The 2024 figure is estimated by FAO.
- Production, 2024
- 9,035 t
- World rank
- 5 of 23
- 10-year change
- −7.3%
- Record
- 13,669 t
- 1991
Kenaf in Chile, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
Chile compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 3.9%
- 4.1% in 2014
- Yield, t/ha
- 0.9
- world 1.5 (−43%)
- kg per person
- 0.46
- world 0.03
- 10-year change
- −7.3%
- world −4.2%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | China | 22,245 | 9.7% |
| 4 | Cuba | 11,936 | 5.2% |
| 5 | Chile | 9,035 | 3.9% |
| 6 | DR Congo | 7,835 | 3.4% |
| 7 | Malaysia | 5,620 | 2.4% |
Map of world production of kenaf
Share of the world total; Chile is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 9,035 | −0.2% | 10,595 | 0.85 |
| 2023 | 9,056 | +0.5% | 10,630 | 0.85 |
| 2022 | 9,010 | −0.3% | 10,664 | 0.84 |
| 2021 | 9,040 | −0.8% | 10,649 | 0.85 |
| 2020 | 9,117 | −1.9% | 10,809 | 0.84 |
| 2019 | 9,290 | −1.7% | 10,980 | 0.85 |
| 2018 | 9,455 | −1.2% | 11,109 | 0.85 |
| 2017 | 9,565 | −0.1% | 11,206 | 0.85 |
| 2016 | 9,579 | +2.6% | 11,171 | 0.86 |
| 2015 | 9,338 | −4.2% | 10,657 | 0.88 |
| 2014 | 9,748 | +1.0% | 11,357 | 0.86 |
| 2013 | 9,650 | +1.6% | 11,500 | 0.84 |
| 2012 | 9,500 | −3.9% | 11,000 | 0.86 |
| 2011 | 9,888 | −3.3% | 10,964 | 0.90 |
| 2010 | 10,227 | −3.5% | 11,152 | 0.92 |
| 2009 | 10,594 | −3.3% | 11,367 | 0.93 |
| 2008 | 10,961 | −3.0% | 11,582 | 0.95 |
| 2007 | 11,300 | −2.4% | 11,769 | 0.96 |
| 2006 | 11,581 | −3.5% | 11,902 | 0.97 |
| 2005 | 12,000 | +4.3% | 12,000 | 1.00 |
| 2004 | 11,500 | +4.5% | 11,500 | 1.00 |
| 2003 | 11,000 | −1.8% | 11,000 | 1.00 |
| 2002 | 11,205 | −6.4% | 11,284 | 0.99 |
| 2001 | 11,969 | −0.6% | 12,033 | 0.99 |
| 2000 | 12,039 | −1.5% | 12,326 | 0.98 |
| 1999 | 12,220 | −1.5% | 12,520 | 0.98 |
| 1998 | 12,401 | −1.4% | 12,715 | 0.98 |
| 1997 | 12,582 | −1.4% | 12,911 | 0.97 |
| 1996 | 12,763 | −1.4% | 13,106 | 0.97 |
| 1995 | 12,944 | −1.4% | 13,302 | 0.97 |
| 1994 | 13,126 | −1.4% | 13,498 | 0.97 |
| 1993 | 13,307 | −1.3% | 13,694 | 0.97 |
| 1992 | 13,488 | −1.3% | 13,891 | 0.97 |
| 1991 | 13,669 | +33% | 14,088 | 0.97 |
| 1990 | 10,301 | +3.0% | 10,352 | 1.00 |
| 1989 | 10,000 | 0.0% | 10,000 | 1.00 |
| 1988 | 10,000 | 0.0% | 10,000 | 1.00 |
| 1987 | 10,000 | 0.0% | 10,000 | 1.00 |
| 1986 | 10,000 | 0.0% | 10,000 | 1.00 |
| 1985 | 10,000 | 0.0% | 10,000 | 1.00 |
| 1984 | 10,000 | 0.0% | 10,000 | 1.00 |
| 1983 | 10,000 | 0.0% | 10,000 | 1.00 |
| 1982 | 10,000 | 0.0% | 10,000 | 1.00 |
| 1981 | 10,000 | −2.0% | 10,000 | 1.00 |
| 1980 | 10,200 | +104% | 10,200 | 1.00 |
| 1979 | 5,000 | 0.0% | 5,000 | 1.00 |
| 1978 | 5,000 | — | 5,000 | 1.00 |
| 1977 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1976 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1975 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1974 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1973 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1972 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1971 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1970 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1969 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1968 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1967 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1966 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1965 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1964 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1963 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1962 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1961 | 0 | — | — | — |
Questions and answers
What is the production of kenaf in Chile?
Chile produced 9,035 t in 2024, 3.9% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Chile rank in the world for production of kenaf?
Chile ranked 5th of 23 countries in 2024. The largest producer was India with 44.3% of the world total.
How has the production of kenaf in Chile changed?
It fell by 7.3% between 2014 and 2024, compared with −4.2% for the world. The record was 13,669 t in 1991.
What is the yield of kenaf in Chile?
0.9 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (9,035 t from 10,595 ha), against a world average of 1.5 t/ha.
Where does this data come from?
From FAOSTAT, the statistics database of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations; the 2024 figure for Chile is estimated by FAO. Shares, ranks and per-person figures are calculated by Husfarm.
Other large producers
Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. fao.org/faostat. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.