Cotton yields in Uruguay
Uruguay: Cotton yields was 1.21 tonnes per hectare in 1992. ▲ Rising
Cotton yields in Uruguay, 1961–1992
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 1.21 tonnes per hectare for cotton yields in 1992. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
That represents a change of up 21.4% on the previous year and up 21.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cotton yields in Uruguay peaked at 1.21 tonnes per hectare in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.4764 tonnes per hectare, in 1979.
Uruguay ranks 54th of 100 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7762 tonnes per hectare | 0.578 tonnes per hectare | 1.01 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.6675 tonnes per hectare | 0.4764 tonnes per hectare | 0.7655 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8073 tonnes per hectare | 0.5152 tonnes per hectare | 1 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9451 tonnes per hectare | 0.6211 tonnes per hectare | 1.21 tonnes per hectare | 3 |
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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 cotton yields in Uruguay?
- Cotton yields in Uruguay was 1.21 tonnes per hectare in 1992, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cotton yields recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 1.21 tonnes per hectare in 1992.
- What is the lowest cotton yields recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4764 tonnes per hectare in 1979.
- How does Uruguay rank for cotton yields?
- Uruguay ranks 54th out of 100 countries with data for 1992.
- Is cotton yields rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.4%. 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 Cotton 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.