Starchy Roots — Food supply in Uruguay
Uruguay: Starchy Roots — Food supply was 135,103 million Kcal in 2023. ▬ Flat
Starchy Roots — Food supply in Uruguay, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million Kcal.
Analysis
In 2023, starchy roots — food supply in Uruguay stood at 135,103 million Kcal.
The figure is down 4.6% on the previous year and down 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starchy roots — food supply in Uruguay peaked at 144,813 million Kcal in 2016 and was at its lowest, 132,021 million Kcal, in 2020.
That places Uruguay 124th out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Starchy Roots — Food supply in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | million Kcal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 135,629 million Kcal | — |
| 2011 | 143,458 million Kcal | +5.8% |
| 2012 | 140,427 million Kcal | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 140,441 million Kcal | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 141,594 million Kcal | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 140,381 million Kcal | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 144,813 million Kcal | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 133,368 million Kcal | -7.9% |
| 2018 | 135,792 million Kcal | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 137,598 million Kcal | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 132,021 million Kcal | -4.1% |
| 2021 | 143,478 million Kcal | +8.7% |
| 2022 | 141,609 million Kcal | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 135,103 million Kcal | -4.6% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 135,103 million Kcal is below the median for high income countries, which is 158,150 million Kcal, 85% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 135,103 million Kcal is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 130,782 million Kcal, 1.0× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 139,350 million Kcal | 133,368 million Kcal | 144,813 million Kcal | 10 |
| 2020s | 138,053 million Kcal | 132,021 million Kcal | 143,478 million Kcal | 4 |
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- 121 Burkina Faso 175,855 million Kcal compare
- 122 Fiji 149,969 million Kcal compare
- 123 El Salvador 145,721 million Kcal compare
- 125 Guinea-Bissau 134,020 million Kcal compare
- 126 China, Hong Kong SAR 128,102 million Kcal compare
- 127 Libya 127,762 million Kcal 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 starchy roots — food supply in Uruguay?
- Starchy roots — food supply in Uruguay was 135,103 million Kcal in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest starchy roots — food supply recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 144,813 million Kcal in 2016.
- What is the lowest starchy roots — food supply recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 132,021 million Kcal in 2020.
- How does Uruguay rank for starchy roots — food supply?
- Uruguay ranks 124th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is starchy roots — food supply rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Starchy Roots — Food supply (kcal). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A food balance sheet presents a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's food supply during a specified reference period. The food balance sheet shows for each food item - i.e. each primary commodity and a number of processed commodities potentially available for human consumption - the sources of supply and its utilization. The total quantity of foodstuffs produced in a country added to the total quantity imported and adjusted to any change in stocks that may have occurred since the beginning of the reference period gives the supply available during that period. On the utilization side a distinction is made between the quantities exported, fed to livestock, used for seed, put to manufacture for food use and non-food uses, losses during storage and transportation, and food supplies available for human consumption. The per caput supply of each such food item available for human consumption is then obtained by dividing the respective quantity by the related data on the population actually partaking of it. Data on per capita food supplies are expressed in terms of quantity and - by applying appropriate food composition factors for all primary and processed products - also in terms of caloric value and protein and fat content.