Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Yield in Uruguay
Uruguay: Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Yield was 2,361 kg/ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Yield in Uruguay, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 2,361 kg/ha for oilcrops, cake equivalent — yield in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 272.3% on the previous year and up 25.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oilcrops, cake equivalent — yield in Uruguay peaked at 2,361 kg/ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 249.7 kg/ha, in 1968.
That places Uruguay 4th out of 183 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Yield in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 270.5 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 347.5 kg/ha | +28.5% |
| 1963 | 313.9 kg/ha | -9.7% |
| 1964 | 276.7 kg/ha | -11.9% |
| 1965 | 278.8 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 1966 | 310.3 kg/ha | +11.3% |
| 1967 | 267.7 kg/ha | -13.7% |
| 1968 | 249.7 kg/ha | -6.7% |
| 1969 | 375.4 kg/ha | +50.3% |
| 1970 | 304.5 kg/ha | -18.9% |
| 1971 | 304.7 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 313.6 kg/ha | +2.9% |
| 1973 | 339.6 kg/ha | +8.3% |
| 1974 | 311.1 kg/ha | -8.4% |
| 1975 | 359.7 kg/ha | +15.6% |
| 1976 | 381.7 kg/ha | +6.1% |
| 1977 | 369.5 kg/ha | -3.2% |
| 1978 | 346.8 kg/ha | -6.1% |
| 1979 | 360.2 kg/ha | +3.9% |
| 1980 | 449.7 kg/ha | +24.8% |
| 1981 | 567.7 kg/ha | +26.2% |
| 1982 | 454.8 kg/ha | -19.9% |
| 1983 | 351.2 kg/ha | -22.8% |
| 1984 | 328.7 kg/ha | -6.4% |
| 1985 | 539.4 kg/ha | +64.1% |
| 1986 | 605.7 kg/ha | +12.3% |
| 1987 | 666.8 kg/ha | +10.1% |
| 1988 | 784.2 kg/ha | +17.6% |
| 1989 | 435.5 kg/ha | -44.5% |
| 1990 | 483.9 kg/ha | +11.1% |
| 1991 | 612.1 kg/ha | +26.5% |
| 1992 | 577.5 kg/ha | -5.7% |
| 1993 | 569.3 kg/ha | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 574.2 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 589.7 kg/ha | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 629.7 kg/ha | +6.8% |
| 1997 | 601.8 kg/ha | -4.4% |
| 1998 | 566.8 kg/ha | -5.8% |
| 1999 | 627.6 kg/ha | +10.7% |
| 2000 | 368.8 kg/ha | -41.2% |
| 2001 | 784.9 kg/ha | +112.8% |
| 2002 | 907.2 kg/ha | +15.6% |
| 2003 | 1,044 kg/ha | +15.1% |
| 2004 | 1,058 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 1,191 kg/ha | +12.6% |
| 2006 | 1,539 kg/ha | +29.2% |
| 2007 | 1,622 kg/ha | +5.4% |
| 2008 | 1,275 kg/ha | -21.4% |
| 2009 | 1,312 kg/ha | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 1,642 kg/ha | +25.2% |
| 2011 | 1,402 kg/ha | -14.6% |
| 2012 | 1,854 kg/ha | +32.2% |
| 2013 | 2,059 kg/ha | +11.0% |
| 2014 | 1,876 kg/ha | -8.9% |
| 2015 | 1,817 kg/ha | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 1,511 kg/ha | -16.9% |
| 2017 | 2,238 kg/ha | +48.1% |
| 2018 | 940.8 kg/ha | -58.0% |
| 2019 | 2,227 kg/ha | +136.7% |
| 2020 | 1,647 kg/ha | -26.1% |
| 2021 | 1,418 kg/ha | -13.9% |
| 2022 | 2,036 kg/ha | +43.6% |
| 2023 | 634.2 kg/ha | -68.8% |
| 2024 | 2,361 kg/ha | +272.3% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 2,361 kg/ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 1,312 kg/ha, 1.8× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 2,361 kg/ha is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 542 kg/ha, 4.4× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Yield 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | +272.3% | 634.2 kg/ha | 2,361 kg/ha |
| 2019 | +136.7% | 940.8 kg/ha | 2,227 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 298.94 kg/ha | 249.7 kg/ha | 375.4 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 339.14 kg/ha | 304.5 kg/ha | 381.7 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 518.37 kg/ha | 328.7 kg/ha | 784.2 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 583.26 kg/ha | 483.9 kg/ha | 629.7 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,110 kg/ha | 368.8 kg/ha | 1,622 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,757 kg/ha | 940.8 kg/ha | 2,238 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,619 kg/ha | 634.2 kg/ha | 2,361 kg/ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 1 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 1,399 kg/ha compare
- 1 Denmark 2,498 kg/ha compare
- 2 Ireland 2,479 kg/ha compare
- 2 Türkiye 1,267 kg/ha compare
- 3 Brazil 2,383 kg/ha compare
- 3 Viet Nam 996.7 kg/ha compare
- 4 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 996.5 kg/ha compare
- 5 Lao People's Democratic Republic 978.4 kg/ha compare
- 5 Paraguay 2,310 kg/ha compare
- 6 Chile 2,177 kg/ha compare
- 6 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 883.5 kg/ha compare
- 7 Argentina 2,117 kg/ha compare
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 oilcrops, cake equivalent — yield in Uruguay?
- Oilcrops, cake equivalent — yield in Uruguay was 2,361 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest oilcrops, cake equivalent — yield recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 2,361 kg/ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest oilcrops, cake equivalent — yield recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 249.7 kg/ha in 1968.
- How does Uruguay rank for oilcrops, cake equivalent — yield?
- Uruguay ranks 4th out of 183 countries with data for 2024.
- Is oilcrops, cake equivalent — yield rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.9%. 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 Oilcrops, Cake 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.