Sugar beet yields in Uruguay
Uruguay: Sugar beet yields was 40 tonnes per hectare in 1993. ▲ Rising
Sugar beet yields in Uruguay, 1961–1993
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 40 tonnes per hectare for sugar beet yields in 1993.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 20.8% on the previous year and up 27.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sugar beet yields in Uruguay peaked at 49.66 tonnes per hectare in 1990 and was at its lowest, 13.12 tonnes per hectare, in 1968.
That places Uruguay 40th out of 65 countries with data for 1993, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 24.75 tonnes per hectare | 13.12 tonnes per hectare | 37.08 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 26.58 tonnes per hectare | 20.66 tonnes per hectare | 32.06 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 32.78 tonnes per hectare | 24.25 tonnes per hectare | 39.7 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 43.11 tonnes per hectare | 33.11 tonnes per hectare | 49.66 tonnes per hectare | 4 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Uruguay
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 5.45 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 6.4% (2025)
- Rural population 147,108 (2025)
- Rural population growth -1.3% (2025)
- Rural population 4.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 14.1% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 6.4% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 6.4% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 813,974 hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sugar beet yields in Uruguay?
- Sugar beet yields in Uruguay was 40 tonnes per hectare in 1993, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sugar beet yields recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 49.66 tonnes per hectare in 1990.
- What is the lowest sugar beet yields recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.12 tonnes per hectare in 1968.
- How does Uruguay rank for sugar beet yields?
- Uruguay ranks 40th out of 65 countries with data for 1993.
- Is sugar beet yields rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.6%. 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); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Sugar beet yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yields are measured in tonnes per hectare.