Lao PDR vs Uruguay: Cereal production
Lao PDR
4.27 million tonnes
in 2024
Uruguay
4.12 million tonnes
in 2024
Lao PDR rank
65th
Uruguay rank
68th
Cereal production over time
- Lao PDR
- Uruguay
How they compare
Lao PDR currently reports 4.27 million tonnes against 4.12 million tonnes in Uruguay, a difference of 149,210 tonnes.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Uruguay ahead.
Lao PDR ranks 65th and Uruguay ranks 68th of 185 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Lao PDR averaged higher in 4 and Uruguay in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lao PDR | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 717,945 tonnes | 744,624 tonnes | 26,679 tonnes | Uruguay |
| 1970s | 846,000 tonnes | 902,219 tonnes | 56,219 tonnes | Uruguay |
| 1980s | 1.25 million tonnes | 1.11 million tonnes | 146,594 tonnes | Lao PDR |
| 1990s | 1.60 million tonnes | 1.70 million tonnes | 98,000 tonnes | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 3.04 million tonnes | 2.34 million tonnes | 696,116 tonnes | Lao PDR |
| 2010s | 4.84 million tonnes | 3.66 million tonnes | 1.17 million tonnes | Lao PDR |
| 2020s | 4.25 million tonnes | 4.04 million tonnes | 212,842 tonnes | Lao PDR |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cereal production, Lao PDR or Uruguay?
- Lao PDR, at 4.27 million tonnes against 4.12 million tonnes in Uruguay as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cereal production between Lao PDR and Uruguay?
- 149,210 tonnes, with Lao PDR ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lao PDR and Uruguay?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Lao PDR and Uruguay rank globally for cereal production?
- Lao PDR ranks 65th and Uruguay ranks 68th of 185 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cereal production. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cereals include wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, buckwheat, and mixed grains.