Groundnut oil — Production in Uruguay
Uruguay: Groundnut oil — Production was 269.89 t in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Groundnut oil — Production in Uruguay, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 269.89 t for groundnut oil — production in 2023.
That represents a change of down 11.6% on the previous year and down 32.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, groundnut oil — production in Uruguay peaked at 1,148 t in 1961 and was at its lowest, 57.4 t, in 1973.
That places Uruguay 83rd out of 102 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Groundnut oil — Production in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,148 t | — |
| 1962 | 574 t | -50.0% |
| 1963 | 1,004 t | +75.0% |
| 1964 | 574 t | -42.9% |
| 1965 | 172.2 t | -70.0% |
| 1966 | 287 t | +66.7% |
| 1967 | 315.7 t | +10.0% |
| 1968 | 172.2 t | -45.5% |
| 1969 | 172.2 t | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 114.8 t | -33.3% |
| 1971 | 86.1 t | -25.0% |
| 1972 | 143.5 t | +66.7% |
| 1973 | 57.4 t | -60.0% |
| 1974 | 86.1 t | +50.0% |
| 1975 | 114.8 t | +33.3% |
| 1976 | 172.2 t | +50.0% |
| 1977 | 131.61 t | -23.6% |
| 1978 | 114.8 t | -12.8% |
| 1979 | 139.4 t | +21.4% |
| 1980 | 197.21 t | +41.5% |
| 1981 | 260.35 t | +32.0% |
| 1982 | 278.8 t | +7.1% |
| 1983 | 232.06 t | -16.8% |
| 1984 | 289.05 t | +24.6% |
| 1985 | 315.29 t | +9.1% |
| 1986 | 305.45 t | -3.1% |
| 1987 | 293.56 t | -3.9% |
| 1988 | 400.57 t | +36.5% |
| 1989 | 411.23 t | +2.7% |
| 1990 | 437.06 t | +6.3% |
| 1991 | 459.61 t | +5.2% |
| 1992 | 551.86 t | +20.1% |
| 1993 | 514.55 t | -6.8% |
| 1994 | 546.53 t | +6.2% |
| 1995 | 558.01 t | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 543.25 t | -2.6% |
| 1997 | 510.45 t | -6.0% |
| 1998 | 550.63 t | +7.9% |
| 1999 | 521.52 t | -5.3% |
| 2000 | 561.88 t | +7.7% |
| 2001 | 500.61 t | -10.9% |
| 2002 | 432.14 t | -13.7% |
| 2003 | 445.67 t | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 506.35 t | +13.6% |
| 2005 | 508.4 t | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 510 t | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 520 t | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 423.12 t | -18.6% |
| 2009 | 516.19 t | +22.0% |
| 2010 | 369.13 t | -28.5% |
| 2011 | 359.28 t | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 354.33 t | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 398.04 t | +12.3% |
| 2014 | 344.95 t | -13.3% |
| 2015 | 322.74 t | -6.4% |
| 2016 | 366.23 t | +13.5% |
| 2017 | 310.84 t | -15.1% |
| 2018 | 321.03 t | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 271.65 t | -15.4% |
| 2020 | 289.41 t | +6.5% |
| 2021 | 302.09 t | +4.4% |
| 2022 | 305.44 t | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 269.89 t | -11.6% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 269.89 t is below the median for high income countries, which is 622.71 t, 43% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 269.89 t is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 400.09 t, 67% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 491.09 t | 172.2 t | 1,148 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 116.07 t | 57.4 t | 172.2 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 298.36 t | 197.21 t | 411.23 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 519.35 t | 437.06 t | 558.01 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 492.44 t | 423.12 t | 561.88 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 341.82 t | 271.65 t | 398.04 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 291.71 t | 269.89 t | 305.44 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
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 groundnut oil — production in Uruguay?
- Groundnut oil — production in Uruguay was 269.89 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest groundnut oil — production recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 1,148 t in 1961.
- What is the lowest groundnut oil — production recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.4 t in 1973.
- How does Uruguay rank for groundnut oil — production?
- Uruguay ranks 83rd out of 102 countries with data for 2023.
- Is groundnut oil — production rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Groundnut oil — Production. 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.