United States vs Uruguay: Orange yields
United States
16.62 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Uruguay
17.3 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
United States rank
43rd
Uruguay rank
40th
Orange yields over time
- United States
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 17.3 tonnes per hectare against 16.62 tonnes per hectare in United States, a difference of 0.68 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 40 shared years of data; in 1985 it was United States ahead.
United States ranks 43rd and Uruguay ranks 40th of 122 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | United States | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 30.39 tonnes per hectare | 10.43 tonnes per hectare | 19.97 tonnes per hectare | United States |
| 1990s | 31.95 tonnes per hectare | 12.7 tonnes per hectare | 19.25 tonnes per hectare | United States |
| 2000s | 32.94 tonnes per hectare | 18.67 tonnes per hectare | 14.27 tonnes per hectare | United States |
| 2010s | 26.22 tonnes per hectare | 18.25 tonnes per hectare | 7.96 tonnes per hectare | United States |
| 2020s | 18.04 tonnes per hectare | 17.67 tonnes per hectare | 0.371 tonnes per hectare | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher orange yields, United States or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 17.3 tonnes per hectare against 16.62 tonnes per hectare in United States as of 2024.
- What is the difference in orange yields between United States and Uruguay?
- 0.68 tonnes per hectare, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for United States and Uruguay?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2024.
- How do United States and Uruguay rank globally for orange yields?
- United States ranks 43rd and Uruguay ranks 40th of 122 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.