Potatoes — Gross Production Index Number in Uruguay
Uruguay: Potatoes — Gross Production Index Number was 81.67 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Potatoes — Gross Production Index Number in Uruguay, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
The most recent figure for potatoes — gross production index number in Uruguay is 81.67, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 19.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes — gross production index number in Uruguay peaked at 240.96 in 1991 and was at its lowest, 64.15, in 1968.
That places Uruguay 122nd 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 Production Index Number in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 144.7 | — |
| 1962 | 106.25 | -26.6% |
| 1963 | 140.52 | +32.3% |
| 1964 | 122.17 | -13.1% |
| 1965 | 153.58 | +25.7% |
| 1966 | 174.56 | +13.7% |
| 1967 | 128.39 | -26.4% |
| 1968 | 64.15 | -50.0% |
| 1969 | 168.78 | +163.1% |
| 1970 | 144.28 | -14.5% |
| 1971 | 184.5 | +27.9% |
| 1972 | 130.16 | -29.5% |
| 1973 | 163.56 | +25.7% |
| 1974 | 158.54 | -3.1% |
| 1975 | 148.17 | -6.5% |
| 1976 | 203.39 | +37.3% |
| 1977 | 147.13 | -27.7% |
| 1978 | 125.52 | -14.7% |
| 1979 | 166.12 | +32.3% |
| 1980 | 122.05 | -26.5% |
| 1981 | 216.67 | +77.5% |
| 1982 | 183.02 | -15.5% |
| 1983 | 134.06 | -26.8% |
| 1984 | 176.52 | +31.7% |
| 1985 | 200.38 | +13.5% |
| 1986 | 135.68 | -32.3% |
| 1987 | 155.19 | +14.4% |
| 1988 | 175.56 | +13.1% |
| 1989 | 157.38 | -10.4% |
| 1990 | 213.34 | +35.6% |
| 1991 | 240.96 | +12.9% |
| 1992 | 190.2 | -21.1% |
| 1993 | 187.19 | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 141.98 | -24.2% |
| 1995 | 143.21 | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 149.71 | +4.5% |
| 1997 | 147.92 | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 177.87 | +20.2% |
| 1999 | 195.57 | +10.0% |
| 2000 | 133.22 | -31.9% |
| 2001 | 148.65 | +11.6% |
| 2002 | 173.29 | +16.6% |
| 2003 | 213.29 | +23.1% |
| 2004 | 169.28 | -20.6% |
| 2005 | 193.44 | +14.3% |
| 2006 | 181.59 | -6.1% |
| 2007 | 145.24 | -20.0% |
| 2008 | 130.76 | -10.0% |
| 2009 | 125.52 | -4.0% |
| 2010 | 140.7 | +12.1% |
| 2011 | 110.63 | -21.4% |
| 2012 | 133.76 | +20.9% |
| 2013 | 109.25 | -18.3% |
| 2014 | 101.31 | -7.3% |
| 2015 | 89.47 | -11.7% |
| 2016 | 109.21 | +22.1% |
| 2017 | 115.75 | +6.0% |
| 2018 | 106.76 | -7.8% |
| 2019 | 115.84 | +8.5% |
| 2020 | 90.45 | -21.9% |
| 2021 | 114.27 | +26.3% |
| 2022 | 111.67 | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 83.44 | -25.3% |
| 2024 | 81.67 | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 133.68 | 64.15 | 174.56 | 9 |
| 1970s | 157.14 | 125.52 | 203.39 | 10 |
| 1980s | 165.65 | 122.05 | 216.67 | 10 |
| 1990s | 178.8 | 141.98 | 240.96 | 10 |
| 2000s | 161.43 | 125.52 | 213.29 | 10 |
| 2010s | 113.27 | 89.47 | 140.7 | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.3 | 81.67 | 114.27 | 5 |
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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)
- Agriculture share gdp 6.38 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 6.38 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 14.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is potatoes — gross production index number in Uruguay?
- Potatoes — gross production index number in Uruguay was 81.67 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest potatoes — gross production index number recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 240.96 in 1991.
- What is the lowest potatoes — gross production index number recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.15 in 1968.
- How does Uruguay rank for potatoes — gross production index number?
- Uruguay ranks 122nd out of 143 countries with data for 2024.
- Is potatoes — gross production index number rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.4%. 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 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.