Roots and Tubers, Total — Production, per capita in Uruguay
Uruguay: Roots and Tubers, Total — Production, per capita was 0.0439 t per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Roots and Tubers, Total — Production, per capita in Uruguay, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per person.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 0.0439 t per person for roots and tubers, total — production, per capita in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, roots and tubers, total — production, per capita in Uruguay peaked at 0.0838 t per person in 1971 and was at its lowest, 0.0368 t per person, in 1968.
Uruguay ranks 104th of 169 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Roots and Tubers, Total — Production, per capita in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | t per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0798 t per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.055 t per person | -31.1% |
| 1963 | 0.077 t per person | +39.9% |
| 1964 | 0.0673 t per person | -12.6% |
| 1965 | 0.0691 t per person | +2.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0821 t per person | +18.9% |
| 1967 | 0.0639 t per person | -22.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0368 t per person | -42.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0763 t per person | +107.4% |
| 1970 | 0.0706 t per person | -7.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0838 t per person | +18.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0611 t per person | -27.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0727 t per person | +19.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0731 t per person | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0695 t per person | -4.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0781 t per person | +12.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0584 t per person | -25.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0555 t per person | -5.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0665 t per person | +19.8% |
| 1980 | 0.054 t per person | -18.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0798 t per person | +47.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0703 t per person | -12.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0566 t per person | -19.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0679 t per person | +19.9% |
| 1985 | 0.074 t per person | +9.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0562 t per person | -24.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0611 t per person | +8.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0662 t per person | +8.3% |
| 1989 | 0.061 t per person | -7.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0642 t per person | +5.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0821 t per person | +27.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0653 t per person | -20.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0643 t per person | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0538 t per person | -16.3% |
| 1995 | 0.054 t per person | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0552 t per person | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 0.056 t per person | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0617 t per person | +10.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0674 t per person | +9.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0522 t per person | -22.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0562 t per person | +7.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0624 t per person | +11.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0728 t per person | +16.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0603 t per person | -17.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0681 t per person | +12.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0657 t per person | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0572 t per person | -12.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0538 t per person | -5.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0527 t per person | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0564 t per person | +7.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0493 t per person | -12.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0553 t per person | +12.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0496 t per person | -10.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0469 t per person | -5.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0443 t per person | -5.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0495 t per person | +11.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0513 t per person | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0493 t per person | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0518 t per person | +5.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0461 t per person | -11.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0515 t per person | +11.7% |
| 2022 | 0.051 t per person | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0443 t per person | -13.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0439 t per person | -1.1% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 0.0439 t per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.034 t per person, 1.3× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 0.0439 t per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0351 t per person, 1.3× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Roots and Tubers, Total — Production, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | +107.4% | 0.0368 t per person | 0.0763 t per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0675 t per person | 0.0368 t per person | 0.0821 t per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0689 t per person | 0.0555 t per person | 0.0838 t per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0647 t per person | 0.054 t per person | 0.0798 t per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0624 t per person | 0.0538 t per person | 0.0821 t per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0601 t per person | 0.0522 t per person | 0.0728 t per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0504 t per person | 0.0443 t per person | 0.0564 t per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0474 t per person | 0.0439 t per person | 0.0515 t per person | 5 |
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 roots and tubers, total — production, per capita in Uruguay?
- Roots and tubers, total — production, per capita in Uruguay was 0.0439 t per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest roots and tubers, total — production, per capita recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0838 t per person in 1971.
- What is the lowest roots and tubers, total — production, per capita recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0368 t per person in 1968.
- How does Uruguay rank for roots and tubers, total — production, per capita?
- Uruguay ranks 104th out of 169 countries with data for 2024.
- Is roots and tubers, total — production, per capita rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Roots and Tubers, Total — Production, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Roots and Tubers, Total — Production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Roots and Tubers, Total — Production ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Roots and Tubers, Total — Production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Roots and Tubers, Total — Production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.