Bean yields in Uruguay
Uruguay: Bean yields was 0.6353 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Bean yields in Uruguay, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
The most recent figure for bean yields in Uruguay is 0.6353 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bean yields in Uruguay peaked at 0.7052 tonnes per hectare in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.525 tonnes per hectare, in 1973.
That places Uruguay 115th out of 132 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5977 tonnes per hectare | 0.5516 tonnes per hectare | 0.6581 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.5661 tonnes per hectare | 0.525 tonnes per hectare | 0.6416 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6059 tonnes per hectare | 0.5778 tonnes per hectare | 0.625 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6222 tonnes per hectare | 0.6078 tonnes per hectare | 0.7052 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6284 tonnes per hectare | 0.6226 tonnes per hectare | 0.6481 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6328 tonnes per hectare | 0.6275 tonnes per hectare | 0.6364 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6355 tonnes per hectare | 0.6352 tonnes per hectare | 0.6359 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Uruguay
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 5.45 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 6.4% (2025)
- Rural population 147,108 (2025)
- Rural population growth -1.3% (2025)
- Rural population 4.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 14.1% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 6.4% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 6.4% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 813,974 hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bean yields in Uruguay?
- Bean yields in Uruguay was 0.6353 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest bean yields recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7052 tonnes per hectare in 1990.
- What is the lowest bean yields recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.525 tonnes per hectare in 1973.
- How does Uruguay rank for bean yields?
- Uruguay ranks 115th out of 132 countries with data for 2024.
- Is bean yields rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Bean yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.