China vs Uruguay: Orange yields
China
18.91 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Uruguay
17.3 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
China rank
37th
Uruguay rank
40th
Orange yields over time
- China
- Uruguay
How they compare
China currently reports 18.91 tonnes per hectare against 17.3 tonnes per hectare in Uruguay, a difference of 1.61 tonnes per hectare.
That makes China's figure about 1.1 times Uruguay's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Uruguay ahead.
China ranks 37th and Uruguay ranks 40th of 123 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, China averaged higher in 1 and Uruguay in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.71 tonnes per hectare | 10.43 tonnes per hectare | 6.72 tonnes per hectare | Uruguay |
| 1990s | 5.75 tonnes per hectare | 12.7 tonnes per hectare | 6.95 tonnes per hectare | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 7.41 tonnes per hectare | 18.67 tonnes per hectare | 11.26 tonnes per hectare | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 15.27 tonnes per hectare | 18.25 tonnes per hectare | 2.98 tonnes per hectare | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 18.09 tonnes per hectare | 17.67 tonnes per hectare | 0.417 tonnes per hectare | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher orange yields, China or Uruguay?
- China, at 18.91 tonnes per hectare against 17.3 tonnes per hectare in Uruguay as of 2024.
- What is the difference in orange yields between China and Uruguay?
- 1.61 tonnes per hectare, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Uruguay?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2024.
- How do China and Uruguay rank globally for orange yields?
- China ranks 37th and Uruguay ranks 40th of 123 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 Orange yields. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.