Algeria vs Uruguay: Sorghum yields
Algeria
3.72 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Uruguay
3.26 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Algeria rank
21st
Uruguay rank
24th
Sorghum yields over time
- Algeria
- Uruguay
How they compare
Algeria currently reports 3.72 tonnes per hectare against 3.26 tonnes per hectare in Uruguay, a difference of 0.46 tonnes per hectare.
That makes Algeria's figure about 1.1 times Uruguay's.
The two have swapped places 25 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Uruguay ahead.
Algeria ranks 21st and Uruguay ranks 24th of 114 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 3 and Uruguay in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Algeria | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7939 tonnes per hectare | 0.923 tonnes per hectare | 0.1291 tonnes per hectare | Uruguay |
| 1970s | 1.42 tonnes per hectare | 1.64 tonnes per hectare | 0.212 tonnes per hectare | Uruguay |
| 1980s | 1.88 tonnes per hectare | 2.34 tonnes per hectare | 0.4591 tonnes per hectare | Uruguay |
| 1990s | 2.77 tonnes per hectare | 3.11 tonnes per hectare | 0.3394 tonnes per hectare | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 5.62 tonnes per hectare | 3.77 tonnes per hectare | 1.85 tonnes per hectare | Algeria |
| 2010s | 12.01 tonnes per hectare | 3.96 tonnes per hectare | 8.05 tonnes per hectare | Algeria |
| 2020s | 4.58 tonnes per hectare | 3.39 tonnes per hectare | 1.19 tonnes per hectare | Algeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sorghum yields, Algeria or Uruguay?
- Algeria, at 3.72 tonnes per hectare against 3.26 tonnes per hectare in Uruguay as of 2024.
- What is the difference in sorghum yields between Algeria and Uruguay?
- 0.46 tonnes per hectare, with Algeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Uruguay?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Algeria and Uruguay rank globally for sorghum yields?
- Algeria ranks 21st and Uruguay ranks 24th of 114 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 Sorghum 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.