Italy vs Uruguay: Cereal yields

Italy
4.98 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Uruguay
5.06 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Italy rank
47th
Uruguay rank
45th

Cereal yields over time

  • Italy
  • Uruguay
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How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 5.06 tonnes per hectare against 4.98 tonnes per hectare in Italy, a difference of 0.08 tonnes per hectare.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Italy ahead.

Italy ranks 47th and Uruguay ranks 45th of 185 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Uruguay Difference Ahead
1960s 2.38 tonnes per hectare 0.9091 tonnes per hectare 1.47 tonnes per hectare Italy
1970s 3.14 tonnes per hectare 1.23 tonnes per hectare 1.9 tonnes per hectare Italy
1980s 3.73 tonnes per hectare 2.03 tonnes per hectare 1.7 tonnes per hectare Italy
1990s 4.7 tonnes per hectare 2.97 tonnes per hectare 1.74 tonnes per hectare Italy
2000s 5.08 tonnes per hectare 4 tonnes per hectare 1.08 tonnes per hectare Italy
2010s 5.42 tonnes per hectare 4.4 tonnes per hectare 1.01 tonnes per hectare Italy
2020s 5.2 tonnes per hectare 5.08 tonnes per hectare 0.1141 tonnes per hectare Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cereal yields, Italy or Uruguay?
Uruguay, at 5.06 tonnes per hectare against 4.98 tonnes per hectare in Italy as of 2024.
What is the difference in cereal yields between Italy and Uruguay?
0.08 tonnes per hectare, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Uruguay?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Italy and Uruguay rank globally for cereal yields?
Italy ranks 47th and Uruguay ranks 45th 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 yields. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Cereal yields
Unit
tonnes per hectare
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
186 places, 10,534 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

Measured in tonnes per hectare.