Sri Lanka vs Uruguay: Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?
Sri Lanka
1.35 million tonnes
in 2023
Uruguay
1.50 million tonnes
in 2023
Sri Lanka rank
88th
Uruguay rank
85th
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? over time
- Sri Lanka
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 1.50 million tonnes against 1.35 million tonnes in Sri Lanka, a difference of 153,000 tonnes.
That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.1 times Sri Lanka's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Sri Lanka ranks 88th and Uruguay ranks 85th of 192 countries.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sri Lanka | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 854,333 tonnes | 49,556 tonnes | 804,778 tonnes | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 1.04 million tonnes | 95,600 tonnes | 940,400 tonnes | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 806,600 tonnes | 87,600 tonnes | 719,000 tonnes | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 1.11 million tonnes | 150,000 tonnes | 957,300 tonnes | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 1.22 million tonnes | 257,800 tonnes | 959,200 tonnes | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 1.60 million tonnes | 744,100 tonnes | 859,500 tonnes | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 1.74 million tonnes | 1.08 million tonnes | 658,750 tonnes | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, Sri Lanka or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 1.50 million tonnes against 1.35 million tonnes in Sri Lanka as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? between Sri Lanka and Uruguay?
- 153,000 tonnes, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Uruguay?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Sri Lanka and Uruguay rank globally for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters??
- Sri Lanka ranks 88th and Uruguay ranks 85th of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Imports and exports are measured as the net sum of all cereal crop varieties. Countries which lie above the grey line are net importers of cereals; those below the line are net exporters.