Romania vs Uruguay: Yields of key staple crops
Romania
4.09 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Uruguay
4.28 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Romania rank
38th
Uruguay rank
37th
Yields of key staple crops over time
- Romania
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 4.28 tonnes per hectare against 4.09 tonnes per hectare in Romania, a difference of 0.19 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 19 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Romania ahead.
Romania ranks 38th and Uruguay ranks 37th of 125 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Romania averaged higher in 6 and Uruguay in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Romania | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.58 tonnes per hectare | 0.9331 tonnes per hectare | 0.6496 tonnes per hectare | Romania |
| 1970s | 2.31 tonnes per hectare | 1 tonnes per hectare | 1.3 tonnes per hectare | Romania |
| 1980s | 2.81 tonnes per hectare | 1.64 tonnes per hectare | 1.18 tonnes per hectare | Romania |
| 1990s | 2.61 tonnes per hectare | 2.17 tonnes per hectare | 0.4406 tonnes per hectare | Romania |
| 2000s | 2.59 tonnes per hectare | 2.47 tonnes per hectare | 0.1131 tonnes per hectare | Romania |
| 2010s | 3.83 tonnes per hectare | 3.12 tonnes per hectare | 0.7022 tonnes per hectare | Romania |
| 2020s | 4 tonnes per hectare | 4.2 tonnes per hectare | 0.2009 tonnes per hectare | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher yields of key staple crops, Romania or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 4.28 tonnes per hectare against 4.09 tonnes per hectare in Romania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in yields of key staple crops between Romania and Uruguay?
- 0.19 tonnes per hectare, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and Uruguay?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Romania and Uruguay rank globally for yields of key staple crops?
- Romania ranks 38th and Uruguay ranks 37th of 125 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 Yields of key staple crops. 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.