Uruguay vs World: Cereal production (metric tons), per capita

Uruguay
1.22 metric tons per person
in 2024
World
0.202 metric tons per person
in 2024
Uruguay rank
13th
World rank
15th

Cereal production (metric tons), per capita over time

  • Uruguay
  • World
0.250.50.7511.21.5196119922024

How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 1.22 metric tons per person against 0.202 metric tons per person in World, a difference of 1.02 metric tons per person.

That makes Uruguay's figure about 6.0 times World's.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Uruguay ahead.

Uruguay ranks 13th and World ranks 15th of 181 countries.

Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Uruguay World Difference Ahead
1960s 0.2785 metric tons per person 0.2655 metric tons per person 0.013 metric tons per person Uruguay
1970s 0.3148 metric tons per person 0.294 metric tons per person 0.0208 metric tons per person Uruguay
1980s 0.3674 metric tons per person 0.318 metric tons per person 0.0494 metric tons per person Uruguay
1990s 0.533 metric tons per person 0.3397 metric tons per person 0.1933 metric tons per person Uruguay
2000s 0.7115 metric tons per person 0.3422 metric tons per person 0.3693 metric tons per person Uruguay
2010s 1.09 metric tons per person 0.3753 metric tons per person 0.7148 metric tons per person Uruguay
2020s 1.19 metric tons per person 0.3495 metric tons per person 0.8417 metric tons per person Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cereal production (metric tons), per capita, Uruguay or World?
Uruguay, at 1.22 metric tons per person against 0.202 metric tons per person in World as of 2024.
What is the difference in cereal production (metric tons), per capita between Uruguay and World?
1.02 metric tons per person, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Uruguay and World?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Uruguay and World rank globally for cereal production (metric tons), per capita?
Uruguay ranks 13th and World ranks 15th of 181 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Cereal production (metric tons), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Cereal production (metric tons), per capita
Unit
metric tons per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
228 places, 13,401 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

Cereal production (metric tons) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.