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
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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

Indicator
Sorghum yields
Unit
tonnes per hectare
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
115 places, 6,139 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.