Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Uruguay
Uruguay: Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita was 0.4442 tonnes per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Uruguay, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Uruguay is 0.4442 tonnes per person, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 40.6% on the previous year and up 102.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Uruguay peaked at 0.4442 tonnes per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0 tonnes per person, in 1970.
Uruguay ranks 16th of 189 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0043 tonnes per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.005 tonnes per person | +16.8% |
| 1963 | 0.0034 tonnes per person | -31.6% |
| 1964 | 0.0637 tonnes per person | +1757.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0019 tonnes per person | -97.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0004 tonnes per person | -80.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0479 tonnes per person | +12881.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0385 tonnes per person | -19.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0004 tonnes per person | -99.1% |
| 1970 | 0 tonnes per person | -100.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0424 tonnes per person | — |
| 1972 | 0.0429 tonnes per person | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0571 tonnes per person | +33.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0245 tonnes per person | -57.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0014 tonnes per person | -94.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0035 tonnes per person | +148.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0024 tonnes per person | -30.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0451 tonnes per person | +1775.2% |
| 1979 | 0.1126 tonnes per person | +149.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0152 tonnes per person | -86.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0169 tonnes per person | +10.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0131 tonnes per person | -22.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0385 tonnes per person | +193.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0343 tonnes per person | -10.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0103 tonnes per person | -70.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0541 tonnes per person | +426.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0646 tonnes per person | +19.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0166 tonnes per person | -74.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0262 tonnes per person | +57.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0177 tonnes per person | -32.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0279 tonnes per person | +57.3% |
| 1992 | 0.1003 tonnes per person | +260.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0374 tonnes per person | -62.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0908 tonnes per person | +142.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0335 tonnes per person | -63.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0455 tonnes per person | +35.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0382 tonnes per person | -16.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0466 tonnes per person | +22.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0338 tonnes per person | -27.5% |
| 2000 | 0.1059 tonnes per person | +213.4% |
| 2001 | 0.037 tonnes per person | -65.1% |
| 2002 | 0.129 tonnes per person | +249.1% |
| 2003 | 0.1228 tonnes per person | -4.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0533 tonnes per person | -56.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0463 tonnes per person | -13.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0702 tonnes per person | +51.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0492 tonnes per person | -30.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0799 tonnes per person | +62.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0909 tonnes per person | +13.7% |
| 2010 | 0.1223 tonnes per person | +34.5% |
| 2011 | 0.2495 tonnes per person | +103.9% |
| 2012 | 0.1658 tonnes per person | -33.5% |
| 2013 | 0.2194 tonnes per person | +32.3% |
| 2014 | 0.2333 tonnes per person | +6.3% |
| 2015 | 0.2755 tonnes per person | +18.1% |
| 2016 | 0.1817 tonnes per person | -34.1% |
| 2017 | 0.2027 tonnes per person | +11.6% |
| 2018 | 0.3509 tonnes per person | +73.1% |
| 2019 | 0.2105 tonnes per person | -40.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2248 tonnes per person | +6.8% |
| 2021 | 0.2844 tonnes per person | +26.5% |
| 2022 | 0.3158 tonnes per person | +11.1% |
| 2023 | 0.4442 tonnes per person | +40.6% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 0.4442 tonnes per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.2469 tonnes per person, 1.8× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 0.4442 tonnes per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.1696 tonnes per person, 2.6× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | +12881.9% | 0.0004 tonnes per person | 0.0479 tonnes per person |
| 1978 | +1775.2% | 0.0024 tonnes per person | 0.0451 tonnes per person |
| 1964 | +1757.0% | 0.0034 tonnes per person | 0.0637 tonnes per person |
| 1986 | +426.3% | 0.0103 tonnes per person | 0.0541 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0184 tonnes per person | 0.0004 tonnes per person | 0.0637 tonnes per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0332 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0.1126 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.029 tonnes per person | 0.0103 tonnes per person | 0.0646 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0472 tonnes per person | 0.0177 tonnes per person | 0.1003 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0785 tonnes per person | 0.037 tonnes per person | 0.129 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2212 tonnes per person | 0.1223 tonnes per person | 0.3509 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3173 tonnes per person | 0.2248 tonnes per person | 0.4442 tonnes per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 13 United Arab Emirates 0.5088 tonnes per person compare
- 14 Qatar 0.4864 tonnes per person compare
- 15 Luxembourg 0.4862 tonnes per person compare
- 17 Grenada 0.4356 tonnes per person compare
- 18 Montenegro 0.4346 tonnes per person compare
- 19 Israel 0.4292 tonnes per person compare
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: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Uruguay?
- Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Uruguay was 0.4442 tonnes per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4442 tonnes per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 tonnes per person in 1970.
- How does Uruguay rank for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita?
- Uruguay ranks 16th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 102.5%. 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: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed 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: which countries are net importers and exporters? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.