Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) vs Uruguay: Soya beans — Area harvested

Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
2.39 million ha
in 2024
Uruguay
950,000 ha
in 2024
Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) rank
6th
Uruguay rank
12th

Soya beans — Area harvested over time

  • Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
  • Uruguay
01.0M2.0M3.0M196119922024

How they compare

Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) currently reports 2.39 million ha against 950,000 ha in Uruguay, a difference of 1.44 million ha.

That makes Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)'s figure about 2.5 times Uruguay's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ahead.

Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ranks 6th and Uruguay ranks 12th of 10 groups.

Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) Uruguay Difference Ahead
1960s 55,420 ha 1,000 ha 54,420 ha Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
1970s 81,645 ha 12,682 ha 68,963 ha Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
1980s 176,497 ha 28,108 ha 148,388 ha Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
1990s 303,732 ha 10,890 ha 292,842 ha Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
2000s 619,442 ha 236,904 ha 382,539 ha Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
2010s 1.11 million ha 1.06 million ha 49,126 ha Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
2020s 2.20 million ha 955,300 ha 1.24 million ha Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher soya beans — area harvested, Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) or Uruguay?
Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs), at 2.39 million ha against 950,000 ha in Uruguay as of 2024.
What is the difference in soya beans — area harvested between Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) and Uruguay?
1.44 million ha, with Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) and Uruguay?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) and Uruguay rank globally for soya beans — area harvested?
Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ranks 6th and Uruguay ranks 12th of 10 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Soya beans — Area harvested. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Soya beans — Area harvested
Unit
ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
151 places, 7,582 data points, 1961–2024
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