Italy vs Uruguay: Soy production, yield and area harvested
Italy
1.13 million tonnes
in 2024
Uruguay
3.06 million tonnes
in 2024
Italy rank
14th
Uruguay rank
11th
Soy production, yield and area harvested over time
- Italy
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 3.06 million tonnes against 1.13 million tonnes in Italy, a difference of 1.94 million tonnes.
That makes Uruguay's figure about 2.7 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Uruguay ahead.
Italy ranks 14th and Uruguay ranks 11th of 116 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 3 and Uruguay in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 256.11 tonnes | 1,000 tonnes | 743.89 tonnes | Uruguay |
| 1970s | 261.3 tonnes | 13,489 tonnes | 13,228 tonnes | Uruguay |
| 1980s | 589,188 tonnes | 38,018 tonnes | 551,170 tonnes | Italy |
| 1990s | 1.03 million tonnes | 18,620 tonnes | 1.01 million tonnes | Italy |
| 2000s | 562,813 tonnes | 448,772 tonnes | 114,041 tonnes | Italy |
| 2010s | 854,405 tonnes | 2.41 million tonnes | 1.55 million tonnes | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 1.02 million tonnes | 2.04 million tonnes | 1.02 million tonnes | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher soy production, yield and area harvested, Italy or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 3.06 million tonnes against 1.13 million tonnes in Italy as of 2024.
- What is the difference in soy production, yield and area harvested between Italy and Uruguay?
- 1.94 million tonnes, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Uruguay?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Italy and Uruguay rank globally for soy production, yield and area harvested?
- Italy ranks 14th and Uruguay ranks 11th of 116 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Soy production, yield and area harvested. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Shown is the change in soy production, yield and area used to grow the crop over time.