Sugar cane yields in Uruguay
Uruguay: Sugar cane yields was 71.3 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sugar cane 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
In 2024, sugar cane yields in Uruguay stood at 71.3 tonnes per hectare.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.6% on the previous year and up 15.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sugar cane yields in Uruguay peaked at 76.34 tonnes per hectare in 2023 and was at its lowest, 28.05 tonnes per hectare, in 1961.
Uruguay ranks 29th of 110 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 40.64 tonnes per hectare | 28.05 tonnes per hectare | 53.95 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 40.83 tonnes per hectare | 31.35 tonnes per hectare | 56.26 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 53.41 tonnes per hectare | 41.82 tonnes per hectare | 61.79 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 53.45 tonnes per hectare | 42.41 tonnes per hectare | 66.58 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 52.58 tonnes per hectare | 40.49 tonnes per hectare | 60.86 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.25 tonnes per hectare | 48.2 tonnes per hectare | 64.14 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.14 tonnes per hectare | 63.18 tonnes per hectare | 76.34 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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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 cane yields in Uruguay?
- Sugar cane yields in Uruguay was 71.3 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 sugar cane yields recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 76.34 tonnes per hectare in 2023.
- What is the lowest sugar cane yields recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.05 tonnes per hectare in 1961.
- How does Uruguay rank for sugar cane yields?
- Uruguay ranks 29th out of 110 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sugar cane yields rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.4%. 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 Sugar cane yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.