Starchy Roots — Food in Uruguay
Uruguay: Starchy Roots — Food was 187 1000 t in 2023. ▬ Flat
Starchy Roots — Food in Uruguay, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 t.
Analysis
In 2023, starchy roots — food in Uruguay stood at 187 1000 t.
That represents a change of down 5.1% on the previous year and down 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starchy roots — food in Uruguay peaked at 200 1000 t in 2021 and was at its lowest, 181 1000 t, in 2010.
That places Uruguay 129th out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Starchy Roots — Food in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | 1000 t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 181 1000 t | — |
| 2011 | 196 1000 t | +8.3% |
| 2012 | 193 1000 t | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 193 1000 t | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 194 1000 t | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 194 1000 t | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 199 1000 t | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 183 1000 t | -8.0% |
| 2018 | 187 1000 t | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 191 1000 t | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 181 1000 t | -5.2% |
| 2021 | 200 1000 t | +10.5% |
| 2022 | 197 1000 t | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 187 1000 t | -5.1% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 187 1000 t is below the median for high income countries, which is 233.5 1000 t, 80% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 187 1000 t is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 168.5 1000 t, 1.1× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 191.1 1000 t | 181 1000 t | 199 1000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 191.25 1000 t | 181 1000 t | 200 1000 t | 4 |
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 starchy roots — food in Uruguay?
- Starchy roots — food in Uruguay was 187 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest starchy roots — food recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 200 1000 t in 2021.
- What is the lowest starchy roots — food recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 181 1000 t in 2010.
- How does Uruguay rank for starchy roots — food?
- Uruguay ranks 129th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is starchy roots — food rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. 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. 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.