Cereal yield in Uruguay
Uruguay: Cereal yield was 5,058 kg per hectare in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cereal yield in Uruguay, 1961–2024
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in kg per hectare.
Analysis
In 2024, cereal yield in Uruguay stood at 5,058 kg per hectare.
That represents a change of up 10.1% on the previous year and up 16.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yield in Uruguay peaked at 5,497 kg per hectare in 2021 and was at its lowest, 753.1 kg per hectare, in 1967.
Uruguay ranks 44th of 181 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 909.08 kg per hectare | 753.1 kg per hectare | 1,084 kg per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,235 kg per hectare | 1,035 kg per hectare | 1,509 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,029 kg per hectare | 1,618 kg per hectare | 2,634 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,967 kg per hectare | 2,182 kg per hectare | 3,896 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,000 kg per hectare | 3,339 kg per hectare | 4,494 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,401 kg per hectare | 3,766 kg per hectare | 5,329 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,082 kg per hectare | 4,594 kg per hectare | 5,497 kg per hectare | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Uruguay
- Agricultural raw materials exports 14.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2024)
- Rural population 4.3% (2025)
- Rural population growth -1.3% (2025)
- Rural population 147,108 (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 6.4% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 5.45 billion current US$ (2025)
- Land under cereal production 813,974 hectares (2024)
- Cereal production 4.12 million metric tons (2024)
- Fertilizer consumption 174.38 kilograms per hectare of arable land (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal yield in Uruguay?
- Cereal yield in Uruguay was 5,058 kg per hectare in 2024, according to FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest cereal yield recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 5,497 kg per hectare in 2021.
- What is the lowest cereal yield recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 753.1 kg per hectare in 1967.
- How does Uruguay rank for cereal yield?
- Uruguay ranks 44th out of 181 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereal yield rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Cereal yield (kg per hectare). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cereal yield, measured as kilograms per hectare of harvested land, includes wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, buckwheat, and mixed grains. Production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed, or silage and those used for grazing are excluded. The FAO allocates production data to the calendar year in which the bulk of the harvest took place. Most of a crop harvested near the end of a year will be used in the following year.