Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita in Uruguay
Uruguay: Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita was 0.0156 tonnes per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita in Uruguay, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 0.0156 tonnes per person for cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita in 2023.
That represents a change of down 36.1% on the previous year and up 63.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita in Uruguay peaked at 0.0245 tonnes per person in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0 tonnes per person, in 1961.
That places Uruguay 48th out of 178 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1962 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1963 | 0.0011 tonnes per person | — |
| 1964 | 0.0004 tonnes per person | -67.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0015 tonnes per person | +295.8% |
| 1966 | 0.0007 tonnes per person | -50.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0007 tonnes per person | -0.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0011 tonnes per person | +48.8% |
| 1969 | 0.0007 tonnes per person | -33.8% |
| 1970 | 0.0011 tonnes per person | +49.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0007 tonnes per person | -33.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0007 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0011 tonnes per person | +49.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0007 tonnes per person | -33.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0003 tonnes per person | -50.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0007 tonnes per person | +98.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0007 tonnes per person | -0.6% |
| 1978 | 0.001 tonnes per person | +49.2% |
| 1979 | 0.001 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0007 tonnes per person | -33.6% |
| 1981 | 0 tonnes per person | -100.0% |
| 1982 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1983 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1984 | 0.0003 tonnes per person | — |
| 1985 | 0 tonnes per person | -100.0% |
| 1986 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1987 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1988 | 0.0003 tonnes per person | — |
| 1989 | 0 tonnes per person | -100.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0003 tonnes per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0006 tonnes per person | +98.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0006 tonnes per person | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 0.001 tonnes per person | +49.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0009 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0006 tonnes per person | -33.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0016 tonnes per person | +148.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0019 tonnes per person | +19.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0019 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0018 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0018 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0018 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0018 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0021 tonnes per person | +16.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0021 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0021 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0024 tonnes per person | +14.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0024 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0024 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0024 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0102 tonnes per person | +323.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0096 tonnes per person | -6.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0102 tonnes per person | +6.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0096 tonnes per person | -6.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0107 tonnes per person | +12.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0101 tonnes per person | -5.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0098 tonnes per person | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 0.01 tonnes per person | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 0.01 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0115 tonnes per person | +14.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0121 tonnes per person | +5.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0227 tonnes per person | +87.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0245 tonnes per person | +8.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0156 tonnes per person | -36.1% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 0.0156 tonnes per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0094 tonnes per person, 1.7× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 0.0156 tonnes per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0014 tonnes per person, 11.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita in Uruguay changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +323.9% | 0.0024 tonnes per person | 0.0102 tonnes per person |
| 1965 | +295.8% | 0.0004 tonnes per person | 0.0015 tonnes per person |
| 1996 | +148.7% | 0.0006 tonnes per person | 0.0016 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0007 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0.0015 tonnes per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0008 tonnes per person | 0.0003 tonnes per person | 0.0011 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0001 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0.0007 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0011 tonnes per person | 0.0003 tonnes per person | 0.0019 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0022 tonnes per person | 0.0018 tonnes per person | 0.0024 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0102 tonnes per person | 0.0096 tonnes per person | 0.0115 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0187 tonnes per person | 0.0121 tonnes per person | 0.0245 tonnes per person | 4 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Uruguay
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 3.67 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0638 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,609 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.0435 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 6.4% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 6.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 14.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita in Uruguay?
- Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita in Uruguay was 0.0156 tonnes per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0245 tonnes per person in 2022.
- What is the lowest cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 tonnes per person in 1961.
- How does Uruguay rank for cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita?
- Uruguay ranks 48th out of 178 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 63.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.