Which has higher corn production, Burundi or Uruguay?

Burundi, at 590,000 tonnes against 581,658 tonnes in Uruguay as of 2024.

What is the difference in corn production between Burundi and Uruguay?

8,342 tonnes, with Burundi ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Uruguay?

64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Corn production. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Burundi vs Uruguay: Corn production

Burundi

590,000 tonnes

in 2024

Uruguay

581,658 tonnes

in 2024

Burundi rank

75th

Uruguay rank

76th

Corn production over time

Burundi
Uruguay

How they compare

Burundi currently reports 590,000 tonnes against 581,658 tonnes in Uruguay, a difference of 8,342 tonnes.

The two have swapped places 13 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Uruguay ahead.

Burundi ranks 75th and Uruguay ranks 76th of 176 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 2 and Uruguay in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burundi	Uruguay	Difference	Ahead
1960s	107,471 tonnes	137,232 tonnes	29,761 tonnes	Uruguay
1970s	133,758 tonnes	168,156 tonnes	34,398 tonnes	Uruguay
1980s	154,750 tonnes	108,522 tonnes	46,228 tonnes	Burundi
1990s	151,427 tonnes	145,181 tonnes	6,246 tonnes	Burundi
2000s	120,887 tonnes	229,466 tonnes	108,580 tonnes	Uruguay
2010s	187,980 tonnes	516,240 tonnes	328,260 tonnes	Uruguay
2020s	598,090 tonnes	651,632 tonnes	53,542 tonnes	Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher corn production, Burundi or Uruguay?: Burundi, at 590,000 tonnes against 581,658 tonnes in Uruguay as of 2024.
What is the difference in corn production between Burundi and Uruguay?: 8,342 tonnes, with Burundi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Uruguay?: 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Burundi and Uruguay rank globally for corn production?: Burundi ranks 75th and Uruguay ranks 76th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Corn production. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Corn production
Unit: tonnes
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 9,538 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Corn (maize) production is measured in tonnes.