Miscellaneous — Food supply in Uruguay
Uruguay: Miscellaneous — Food supply was 19,817 million Kcal in 2023. ▲ Rising
Miscellaneous — Food supply in Uruguay, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million Kcal.
Analysis
In 2023, miscellaneous — food supply in Uruguay stood at 19,817 million Kcal.
The figure is down 9.6% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, miscellaneous — food supply in Uruguay peaked at 21,915 million Kcal in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2,339 million Kcal, in 2011.
That places Uruguay 85th out of 189 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Miscellaneous — Food supply in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | million Kcal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 19,258 million Kcal | — |
| 2011 | 2,339 million Kcal | -87.9% |
| 2012 | 19,372 million Kcal | +728.3% |
| 2013 | 19,432 million Kcal | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 16,891 million Kcal | -13.1% |
| 2015 | 20,429 million Kcal | +20.9% |
| 2016 | 21,362 million Kcal | +4.6% |
| 2017 | 21,762 million Kcal | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 21,276 million Kcal | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 19,846 million Kcal | -6.7% |
| 2020 | 19,712 million Kcal | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 20,333 million Kcal | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 21,915 million Kcal | +7.8% |
| 2023 | 19,817 million Kcal | -9.6% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 19,817 million Kcal is above the median for high income countries, which is 10,827 million Kcal, 1.8× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 19,817 million Kcal is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 15,250 million Kcal, 1.3× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Miscellaneous — Food supply in Uruguay changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +728.3% | 2,339 million Kcal | 19,372 million Kcal |
| 2011 | -87.9% | 19,258 million Kcal | 2,339 million Kcal |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 18,197 million Kcal | 2,339 million Kcal | 21,762 million Kcal | 10 |
| 2020s | 20,444 million Kcal | 19,712 million Kcal | 21,915 million Kcal | 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 miscellaneous — food supply in Uruguay?
- Miscellaneous — food supply in Uruguay was 19,817 million Kcal in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest miscellaneous — food supply recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 21,915 million Kcal in 2022.
- What is the lowest miscellaneous — food supply recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,339 million Kcal in 2011.
- How does Uruguay rank for miscellaneous — food supply?
- Uruguay ranks 85th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is miscellaneous — food supply rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. 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 Miscellaneous — Food supply (kcal). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A food balance sheet presents a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's food supply during a specified reference period. The food balance sheet shows for each food item - i.e. each primary commodity and a number of processed commodities potentially available for human consumption - the sources of supply and its utilization. The total quantity of foodstuffs produced in a country added to the total quantity imported and adjusted to any change in stocks that may have occurred since the beginning of the reference period gives the supply available during that period. On the utilization side a distinction is made between the quantities exported, fed to livestock, used for seed, put to manufacture for food use and non-food uses, losses during storage and transportation, and food supplies available for human consumption. The per caput supply of each such food item available for human consumption is then obtained by dividing the respective quantity by the related data on the population actually partaking of it. Data on per capita food supplies are expressed in terms of quantity and - by applying appropriate food composition factors for all primary and processed products - also in terms of caloric value and protein and fat content.