Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Yield in Uruguay
Uruguay: Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Yield was 425 kg/ha in 1992. ▲ Rising
Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Yield in Uruguay, 1961–1992
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 425 kg/ha for fibre crops, fibre equivalent — yield in 1992. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
The figure is up 21.4% on the previous year and up 21.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fibre crops, fibre equivalent — yield in Uruguay peaked at 425 kg/ha in 1992 and was at its lowest, 166.7 kg/ha, in 1979.
That places Uruguay 95th out of 131 countries with data for 1992, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Yield in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 260.1 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 295.6 kg/ha | +13.6% |
| 1963 | 352.5 kg/ha | +19.2% |
| 1964 | 245.8 kg/ha | -30.3% |
| 1965 | 209.5 kg/ha | -14.8% |
| 1966 | 350 kg/ha | +67.1% |
| 1967 | 235.5 kg/ha | -32.7% |
| 1968 | 202.3 kg/ha | -14.1% |
| 1969 | 293.7 kg/ha | +45.2% |
| 1970 | 237.1 kg/ha | -19.3% |
| 1971 | 239.5 kg/ha | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 233.6 kg/ha | -2.5% |
| 1973 | 235.6 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 239.8 kg/ha | +1.8% |
| 1975 | 242.3 kg/ha | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 267.9 kg/ha | +10.6% |
| 1977 | 263.6 kg/ha | -1.6% |
| 1978 | 210.1 kg/ha | -20.3% |
| 1979 | 166.7 kg/ha | -20.7% |
| 1980 | 289.7 kg/ha | +73.8% |
| 1981 | 306.2 kg/ha | +5.7% |
| 1982 | 350 kg/ha | +14.3% |
| 1983 | 311.1 kg/ha | -11.1% |
| 1984 | 180.3 kg/ha | -42.0% |
| 1985 | 301.9 kg/ha | +67.4% |
| 1986 | 313.4 kg/ha | +3.8% |
| 1987 | 245 kg/ha | -21.8% |
| 1988 | 245.9 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 281.7 kg/ha | +14.6% |
| 1990 | 217.4 kg/ha | -22.8% |
| 1991 | 350 kg/ha | +61.0% |
| 1992 | 425 kg/ha | +21.4% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 425 kg/ha is below the median for high income countries, which is 1,088 kg/ha, 39% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 425 kg/ha is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 730.8 kg/ha, 58% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 271.67 kg/ha | 202.3 kg/ha | 352.5 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 233.62 kg/ha | 166.7 kg/ha | 267.9 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 282.52 kg/ha | 180.3 kg/ha | 350 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 330.8 kg/ha | 217.4 kg/ha | 425 kg/ha | 3 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 92 Serbia and Montenegro 444.4 kg/ha
- 93 Cyprus 437.5 kg/ha compare
- 94 Indonesia 427.8 kg/ha compare
- 96 Benin 415.6 kg/ha compare
- 97 Burkina Faso 413.1 kg/ha compare
- 98 Namibia 402.8 kg/ha
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 fibre crops, fibre equivalent — yield in Uruguay?
- Fibre crops, fibre equivalent — yield in Uruguay was 425 kg/ha in 1992, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest fibre crops, fibre equivalent — yield recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 425 kg/ha in 1992.
- What is the lowest fibre crops, fibre equivalent — yield recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 166.7 kg/ha in 1979.
- How does Uruguay rank for fibre crops, fibre equivalent — yield?
- Uruguay ranks 95th out of 131 countries with data for 1992.
- Is fibre crops, fibre equivalent — yield 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, published as part of Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Yield. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.