United States vs Uruguay: Rice yields
United States
8.68 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Uruguay
9.35 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
United States rank
5th
Uruguay rank
3rd
Rice yields over time
- United States
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 9.35 tonnes per hectare against 8.68 tonnes per hectare in United States, a difference of 0.67 tonnes per hectare.
That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.1 times United States's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was United States ahead.
United States ranks 5th and Uruguay ranks 3rd of 123 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, United States averaged higher in 6 and Uruguay in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | United States | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.62 tonnes per hectare | 3.29 tonnes per hectare | 1.32 tonnes per hectare | United States |
| 1970s | 5.1 tonnes per hectare | 3.97 tonnes per hectare | 1.13 tonnes per hectare | United States |
| 1980s | 5.76 tonnes per hectare | 4.88 tonnes per hectare | 0.8749 tonnes per hectare | United States |
| 1990s | 6.46 tonnes per hectare | 5.41 tonnes per hectare | 1.05 tonnes per hectare | United States |
| 2000s | 7.59 tonnes per hectare | 6.93 tonnes per hectare | 0.6559 tonnes per hectare | United States |
| 2010s | 8.28 tonnes per hectare | 8.06 tonnes per hectare | 0.2263 tonnes per hectare | United States |
| 2020s | 8.54 tonnes per hectare | 9.18 tonnes per hectare | 0.6356 tonnes per hectare | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rice yields, United States or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 9.35 tonnes per hectare against 8.68 tonnes per hectare in United States as of 2024.
- What is the difference in rice yields between United States and Uruguay?
- 0.67 tonnes per hectare, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for United States and Uruguay?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do United States and Uruguay rank globally for rice yields?
- United States ranks 5th and Uruguay ranks 3rd 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 Rice 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.