Sweet potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Uruguay
Uruguay: Sweet potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number was 106.5 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sweet potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Uruguay, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number in Uruguay is 106.5, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number in Uruguay peaked at 148.62 in 1961 and was at its lowest, 35.95, in 1990.
Uruguay ranks 29th of 101 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Sweet potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 148.62 | — |
| 1962 | 95.2 | -35.9% |
| 1963 | 146.57 | +54.0% |
| 1964 | 130.96 | -10.7% |
| 1965 | 98.43 | -24.8% |
| 1966 | 129.95 | +32.0% |
| 1967 | 112.69 | -13.3% |
| 1968 | 78.24 | -30.6% |
| 1969 | 117.33 | +50.0% |
| 1970 | 125.07 | +6.6% |
| 1971 | 132.75 | +6.1% |
| 1972 | 103.42 | -22.1% |
| 1973 | 113.17 | +9.4% |
| 1974 | 122.31 | +8.1% |
| 1975 | 120.97 | -1.1% |
| 1976 | 91.27 | -24.6% |
| 1977 | 75.59 | -17.2% |
| 1978 | 90.2 | +19.3% |
| 1979 | 89.77 | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 89.4 | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 89.06 | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 88.69 | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 88.3 | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 87.89 | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 87.47 | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 87.01 | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 86.53 | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 86.02 | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 85.51 | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 35.95 | -58.0% |
| 1991 | 84.52 | +135.1% |
| 1992 | 70.04 | -17.1% |
| 1993 | 70.23 | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 76.24 | +8.6% |
| 1995 | 76.54 | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 75.45 | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 81.87 | +8.5% |
| 1998 | 74.68 | -8.8% |
| 1999 | 81.1 | +8.6% |
| 2000 | 83.49 | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 84.63 | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 85.18 | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 87.13 | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 80.38 | -7.7% |
| 2005 | 88.35 | +9.9% |
| 2006 | 90.92 | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 93.44 | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 94.57 | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 95.67 | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 96.09 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 97.84 | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 99.56 | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 101.24 | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 98.29 | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 99.85 | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 101.87 | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 103.07 | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 104.24 | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 105.82 | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 107.24 | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 105.77 | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 106.49 | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 106.74 | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 106.5 | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 117.55 | 78.24 | 148.62 | 9 |
| 1970s | 106.45 | 75.59 | 132.75 | 10 |
| 1980s | 87.59 | 85.51 | 89.4 | 10 |
| 1990s | 72.66 | 35.95 | 84.52 | 10 |
| 2000s | 88.38 | 80.38 | 95.67 | 10 |
| 2010s | 100.79 | 96.09 | 105.82 | 10 |
| 2020s | 106.55 | 105.77 | 107.24 | 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 sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number in Uruguay?
- Sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number in Uruguay was 106.5 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 148.62 in 1961.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.95 in 1990.
- How does Uruguay rank for sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number?
- Uruguay ranks 29th out of 101 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Sweet potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAO indices of agricultural production show the relative level of the aggregate volume of agricultural production for each year in comparison with the base period 2014-2016. Indices for meat production are computed based on data on production from indigenous animals.