Meat production in Uruguay
Uruguay: Meat production was 695,238 tonnes in 2024. ▲ Rising
Meat production in Uruguay, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 695,238 tonnes for meat production in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.7% on the previous year and up 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat production in Uruguay peaked at 744,859 tonnes in 2022 and was at its lowest, 338,720 tonnes, in 1967.
That places Uruguay 62nd out of 201 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 387,303 tonnes | 338,720 tonnes | 462,001 tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 420,676 tonnes | 348,130 tonnes | 502,092 tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 441,306 tonnes | 374,385 tonnes | 520,148 tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 505,735 tonnes | 438,965 tonnes | 600,484 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 600,340 tonnes | 457,328 tonnes | 719,778 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 662,448 tonnes | 621,341 tonnes | 706,682 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 696,384 tonnes | 623,796 tonnes | 744,859 tonnes | 5 |
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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 meat production in Uruguay?
- Meat production in Uruguay was 695,238 tonnes in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest meat production recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 744,859 tonnes in 2022.
- What is the lowest meat production recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 338,720 tonnes in 1967.
- How does Uruguay rank for meat production?
- Uruguay ranks 62nd out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is meat production rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.6%. 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 Meat production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Expressed in tonnes. Includes cattle, poultry, sheep/mutton, goat, pigmeat, and wild game.