Mexico vs Uruguay: Sorghum yields
Mexico
3.52 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Uruguay
3.26 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Mexico rank
22nd
Uruguay rank
24th
Sorghum yields over time
- Mexico
- Uruguay
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 3.52 tonnes per hectare against 3.26 tonnes per hectare in Uruguay, a difference of 0.26 tonnes per hectare.
That makes Mexico's figure about 1.1 times Uruguay's.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Mexico ahead.
Mexico ranks 22nd and Uruguay ranks 24th of 114 regions.
Across the 7 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 5 and Uruguay in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.4 tonnes per hectare | 0.923 tonnes per hectare | 1.48 tonnes per hectare | Mexico |
| 1970s | 2.89 tonnes per hectare | 1.64 tonnes per hectare | 1.26 tonnes per hectare | Mexico |
| 1980s | 3.3 tonnes per hectare | 2.34 tonnes per hectare | 0.9623 tonnes per hectare | Mexico |
| 1990s | 3.17 tonnes per hectare | 3.08 tonnes per hectare | 0.0873 tonnes per hectare | Mexico |
| 2000s | 3.41 tonnes per hectare | 3.77 tonnes per hectare | 0.3573 tonnes per hectare | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 3.6 tonnes per hectare | 3.96 tonnes per hectare | 0.366 tonnes per hectare | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 3.46 tonnes per hectare | 3.39 tonnes per hectare | 0.068 tonnes per hectare | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sorghum yields, Mexico or Uruguay?
- Mexico, at 3.52 tonnes per hectare against 3.26 tonnes per hectare in Uruguay as of 2024.
- What is the difference in sorghum yields between Mexico and Uruguay?
- 0.26 tonnes per hectare, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Uruguay?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Mexico and Uruguay rank globally for sorghum yields?
- Mexico ranks 22nd and Uruguay ranks 24th of 114 regions.
- 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.