Potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Uruguay
Uruguay: Potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number was 81.22 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Uruguay, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
The most recent figure for potatoes — gross per capita production index number in Uruguay is 81.22, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 20.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes — gross per capita production index number in Uruguay peaked at 259.93 in 1991 and was at its lowest, 78.44, in 1968.
That places Uruguay 112th out of 143 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 190.23 | — |
| 1962 | 137.99 | -27.5% |
| 1963 | 180.39 | +30.7% |
| 1964 | 155.09 | -14.0% |
| 1965 | 192.93 | +24.4% |
| 1966 | 217.14 | +12.5% |
| 1967 | 158.27 | -27.1% |
| 1968 | 78.44 | -50.4% |
| 1969 | 204.93 | +161.3% |
| 1970 | 174.12 | -15.0% |
| 1971 | 221.43 | +27.2% |
| 1972 | 155.37 | -29.8% |
| 1973 | 194.17 | +25.0% |
| 1974 | 187.1 | -3.6% |
| 1975 | 173.75 | -7.1% |
| 1976 | 236.93 | +36.4% |
| 1977 | 170.32 | -28.1% |
| 1978 | 144.5 | -15.2% |
| 1979 | 190.32 | +31.7% |
| 1980 | 139.26 | -26.8% |
| 1981 | 246.27 | +76.8% |
| 1982 | 207.18 | -15.9% |
| 1983 | 151.07 | -27.1% |
| 1984 | 198.02 | +31.1% |
| 1985 | 223.7 | +13.0% |
| 1986 | 150.68 | -32.6% |
| 1987 | 171.38 | +13.7% |
| 1988 | 192.74 | +12.5% |
| 1989 | 171.75 | -10.9% |
| 1990 | 231.46 | +34.8% |
| 1991 | 259.93 | +12.3% |
| 1992 | 204.04 | -21.5% |
| 1993 | 199.75 | -2.1% |
| 1994 | 150.72 | -24.5% |
| 1995 | 151.23 | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 157.26 | +4.0% |
| 1997 | 154.56 | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 184.94 | +19.7% |
| 1999 | 202.43 | +9.5% |
| 2000 | 137.38 | -32.1% |
| 2001 | 152.91 | +11.3% |
| 2002 | 178 | +16.4% |
| 2003 | 218.94 | +23.0% |
| 2004 | 173.66 | -20.7% |
| 2005 | 198.29 | +14.2% |
| 2006 | 185.93 | -6.2% |
| 2007 | 148.46 | -20.2% |
| 2008 | 133.37 | -10.2% |
| 2009 | 127.72 | -4.2% |
| 2010 | 142.81 | +11.8% |
| 2011 | 112.01 | -21.6% |
| 2012 | 135.07 | +20.6% |
| 2013 | 110 | -18.6% |
| 2014 | 101.67 | -7.6% |
| 2015 | 89.48 | -12.0% |
| 2016 | 108.85 | +21.6% |
| 2017 | 115.06 | +5.7% |
| 2018 | 105.93 | -7.9% |
| 2019 | 114.85 | +8.4% |
| 2020 | 89.63 | -22.0% |
| 2021 | 113.31 | +26.4% |
| 2022 | 110.92 | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 82.95 | -25.2% |
| 2024 | 81.22 | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 168.38 | 78.44 | 217.14 | 9 |
| 1970s | 184.8 | 144.5 | 236.93 | 10 |
| 1980s | 185.2 | 139.26 | 246.27 | 10 |
| 1990s | 189.63 | 150.72 | 259.93 | 10 |
| 2000s | 165.47 | 127.72 | 218.94 | 10 |
| 2010s | 113.57 | 89.48 | 142.81 | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.61 | 81.22 | 113.31 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 109 Latvia 83.42 compare
- 110 Madagascar 82.18 compare
- 111 Switzerland 81.48 compare
- 113 Mauritania 81.19 compare
- 114 Oman 81.11 compare
- 115 Congo 80.33 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 potatoes — gross per capita production index number in Uruguay?
- Potatoes — gross per capita production index number in Uruguay was 81.22 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest potatoes — gross per capita production index number recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 259.93 in 1991.
- What is the lowest potatoes — gross per capita production index number recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.44 in 1968.
- How does Uruguay rank for potatoes — gross per capita production index number?
- Uruguay ranks 112th out of 143 countries with data for 2024.
- Is potatoes — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.1%. 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, published as part of Potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAO indices of agricultural production show the relative level of the aggregate volume of agricultural production for each year in comparison with the base period 2014-2016. Indices for meat production are computed based on data on production from indigenous animals.