What is meat supply per person in Uruguay?

Meat supply per person in Uruguay was 69.3 kilograms per year per capita in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest meat supply per person recorded in Uruguay?

The highest recorded value was 122.48 kilograms per year per capita in 1970.

What is the lowest meat supply per person recorded in Uruguay?

The lowest recorded value was 56.95 kilograms per year per capita in 2016.

How does Uruguay rank for meat supply per person?

Uruguay ranks 69th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.

Is meat supply per person rising or falling in Uruguay?

Over the last ten years it is up 15.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Uruguay data come from?

The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Meat supply per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Meat supply per person in Uruguay

Name: Meat supply per person in Uruguay
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Uruguay: Meat supply per person was 69.3 kilograms per year per capita in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

69.3 kilograms per year per capita

Change on year

up 5.1%

World rank

69th

of 191 countries

All-time high

122.48 kilograms per year per capita

in 1970

All-time low

56.95 kilograms per year per capita

in 2016

Years of data

1961–2023

Meat supply per person in Uruguay, 1961–2023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per year per capita.

Analysis

In 2023, meat supply per person in Uruguay stood at 69.3 kilograms per year per capita.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.1% on the previous year and up 15.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, meat supply per person in Uruguay peaked at 122.48 kilograms per year per capita in 1970 and was at its lowest, 56.95 kilograms per year per capita, in 2016.

That places Uruguay 69th out of 191 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	103.81 kilograms per year per capita	94.56 kilograms per year per capita	112.35 kilograms per year per capita	9
1970s	102.26 kilograms per year per capita	89.05 kilograms per year per capita	122.48 kilograms per year per capita	10
1980s	87.16 kilograms per year per capita	75.52 kilograms per year per capita	102.17 kilograms per year per capita	10
1990s	90.25 kilograms per year per capita	74.11 kilograms per year per capita	100.84 kilograms per year per capita	10
2000s	69.84 kilograms per year per capita	58.15 kilograms per year per capita	87.75 kilograms per year per capita	10
2010s	64.63 kilograms per year per capita	56.95 kilograms per year per capita	71.6 kilograms per year per capita	10
2020s	66.16 kilograms per year per capita	64.46 kilograms per year per capita	69.3 kilograms per year per capita	4

Countries ranked near Uruguay

66 Norway 70.4 kilograms per year per capita compare
67 Slovakia 70.01 kilograms per year per capita compare
68 Finland 69.39 kilograms per year per capita compare
70 Malaysia 69.07 kilograms per year per capita compare
71 Sweden 68.35 kilograms per year per capita compare
72 Belize 68.18 kilograms per year per capita compare

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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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is meat supply per person in Uruguay?: Meat supply per person in Uruguay was 69.3 kilograms per year per capita in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest meat supply per person recorded in Uruguay?: The highest recorded value was 122.48 kilograms per year per capita in 1970.
What is the lowest meat supply per person recorded in Uruguay?: The lowest recorded value was 56.95 kilograms per year per capita in 2016.
How does Uruguay rank for meat supply per person?: Uruguay ranks 69th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
Is meat supply per person rising or falling in Uruguay?: Over the last ten years it is up 15.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Uruguay data come from?: The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Meat supply per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Meat supply per person
Unit: kilograms per year per capita
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 192 places, 10,214 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Quantity that is available for consumption at the end of the supply chain. It does not account for consumer waste, so the quantity that is actually consumed may be lower.