Soybean yields in Uruguay
Uruguay: Soybean yields was 3.23 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
3.23 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 403.0%
World rank
8th
of 106 countries
All-time high
3.23 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
All-time low
0.6414 tonnes per hectare
in 2023
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Soybean yields in Uruguay, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
The most recent figure for soybean yields in Uruguay is 3.23 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 403.0% on the previous year and up 34.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, soybean yields in Uruguay peaked at 3.23 tonnes per hectare in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.6414 tonnes per hectare, in 2023.
Uruguay ranks 8th of 106 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Soybean yields in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | +20.0% |
| 1973 | 0.8889 tonnes per hectare | -25.9% |
| 1974 | 0.8261 tonnes per hectare | -7.1% |
| 1975 | 1.72 tonnes per hectare | +108.1% |
| 1976 | 1.15 tonnes per hectare | -33.1% |
| 1977 | 1.42 tonnes per hectare | +23.5% |
| 1978 | 1.3 tonnes per hectare | -8.5% |
| 1979 | 0.781 tonnes per hectare | -39.9% |
| 1980 | 1.22 tonnes per hectare | +55.7% |
| 1981 | 1.47 tonnes per hectare | +20.9% |
| 1982 | 1.35 tonnes per hectare | -8.5% |
| 1983 | 1.34 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 1.32 tonnes per hectare | -1.9% |
| 1985 | 1.45 tonnes per hectare | +9.9% |
| 1986 | 1.76 tonnes per hectare | +21.6% |
| 1987 | 1.72 tonnes per hectare | -2.4% |
| 1988 | 1.7 tonnes per hectare | -1.0% |
| 1989 | 0.7 tonnes per hectare | -58.9% |
| 1990 | 1.3 tonnes per hectare | +85.5% |
| 1991 | 1.83 tonnes per hectare | +41.2% |
| 1992 | 1.99 tonnes per hectare | +8.5% |
| 1993 | 1.85 tonnes per hectare | -7.0% |
| 1994 | 1.51 tonnes per hectare | -18.4% |
| 1995 | 1.82 tonnes per hectare | +20.8% |
| 1996 | 1.79 tonnes per hectare | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 1.73 tonnes per hectare | -3.1% |
| 1998 | 2.11 tonnes per hectare | +21.8% |
| 1999 | 2.11 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.764 tonnes per hectare | -63.8% |
| 2001 | 2.3 tonnes per hectare | +201.0% |
| 2002 | 2.46 tonnes per hectare | +6.8% |
| 2003 | 2.55 tonnes per hectare | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 1.53 tonnes per hectare | -40.1% |
| 2005 | 1.84 tonnes per hectare | +20.4% |
| 2006 | 2.19 tonnes per hectare | +19.1% |
| 2007 | 2.22 tonnes per hectare | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 1.67 tonnes per hectare | -24.7% |
| 2009 | 1.78 tonnes per hectare | +6.4% |
| 2010 | 2.11 tonnes per hectare | +18.7% |
| 2011 | 1.79 tonnes per hectare | -15.4% |
| 2012 | 2.39 tonnes per hectare | +33.7% |
| 2013 | 2.63 tonnes per hectare | +10.2% |
| 2014 | 2.39 tonnes per hectare | -9.1% |
| 2015 | 2.33 tonnes per hectare | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 1.94 tonnes per hectare | -16.9% |
| 2017 | 2.95 tonnes per hectare | +52.3% |
| 2018 | 1.21 tonnes per hectare | -58.8% |
| 2019 | 2.93 tonnes per hectare | +141.2% |
| 2020 | 2.17 tonnes per hectare | -25.9% |
| 2021 | 1.88 tonnes per hectare | -13.4% |
| 2022 | 2.8 tonnes per hectare | +48.9% |
| 2023 | 0.6414 tonnes per hectare | -77.1% |
| 2024 | 3.23 tonnes per hectare | +403.0% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 3.23 tonnes per hectare is above the median for high income countries, which is 2.39 tonnes per hectare, 1.3× the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 3.23 tonnes per hectare is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.97 tonnes per hectare, 1.6× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Soybean yields 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 | +403.0% | 0.6414 tonnes per hectare | 3.23 tonnes per hectare |
| 2001 | +201.0% | 0.764 tonnes per hectare | 2.3 tonnes per hectare |
| 2019 | +141.2% | 1.21 tonnes per hectare | 2.93 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1 tonnes per hectare | 1 tonnes per hectare | 1 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.13 tonnes per hectare | 0.781 tonnes per hectare | 1.72 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.4 tonnes per hectare | 0.7 tonnes per hectare | 1.76 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.8 tonnes per hectare | 1.3 tonnes per hectare | 2.11 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.93 tonnes per hectare | 0.764 tonnes per hectare | 2.55 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.27 tonnes per hectare | 1.21 tonnes per hectare | 2.95 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.14 tonnes per hectare | 0.6414 tonnes per hectare | 3.23 tonnes per hectare | 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)
- 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 soybean yields in Uruguay?
- Soybean yields in Uruguay was 3.23 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest soybean yields recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 3.23 tonnes per hectare in 2024.
- What is the lowest soybean yields recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6414 tonnes per hectare in 2023.
- How does Uruguay rank for soybean yields?
- Uruguay ranks 8th out of 106 countries with data for 2024.
- Is soybean yields rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.8%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Soybean yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.