Onion consumption per capita rose 10.3% to 19.5 kg in Chile in 2021, according to Faostat.
Historically, onion consumption per capita in Chile reached an all time high of 22.4 kg in 1984 and an all time low of 3.70 kg in 1977. When compared to Chile's main peers, onion consumption per capita in Argentina amounted to 9.82 kg, 11.4 kg in Bolivia, 4.33 kg in Paraguay and 7.68 kg in Uruguay in 2021.
Chile has been ranked 23rd within the group of 156 countries we follow in terms of onion consumption per capita, 22 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Onion Consumption Per Capita | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Argentina | kg | 13.2 | 11.9 | 14.0 | 13.7 | 10.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Bolivia | kg | 7.87 | 7.54 | 8.06 | 6.90 | 7.28 | ||||||||||||||||
| Brazil | kg | 6.46 | 7.33 | 7.10 | 6.71 | 6.75 | ||||||||||||||||
| Chile | kg | 15.6 | 18.0 | 16.9 | 18.2 | 17.1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Paraguay | kg | 4.72 | 4.68 | 4.64 | 4.60 | 4.53 | ||||||||||||||||
| Peru | kg | 16.8 | 13.5 | 14.4 | 11.1 | 9.74 | ||||||||||||||||
| Uruguay | kg | 7.60 | 7.69 | 7.79 | 7.69 | 7.41 |
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