Mexico vs Uruguay: Sweet potato production
Mexico
66,732 tonnes
in 2024
Uruguay
82,000 tonnes
in 2024
Mexico rank
51st
Uruguay rank
49th
Sweet potato production over time
- Mexico
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 82,000 tonnes against 66,732 tonnes in Mexico, a difference of 15,268 tonnes.
That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.2 times Mexico's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Mexico ahead.
Mexico ranks 51st and Uruguay ranks 49th of 120 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 2 and Uruguay in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 125,981 tonnes | 71,348 tonnes | 54,633 tonnes | Mexico |
| 1970s | 93,488 tonnes | 69,177 tonnes | 24,311 tonnes | Mexico |
| 1980s | 43,917 tonnes | 60,000 tonnes | 16,083 tonnes | Uruguay |
| 1990s | 37,536 tonnes | 52,627 tonnes | 15,092 tonnes | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 57,513 tonnes | 66,050 tonnes | 8,537 tonnes | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 56,153 tonnes | 77,031 tonnes | 20,878 tonnes | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 72,116 tonnes | 82,175 tonnes | 10,059 tonnes | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sweet potato production, Mexico or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 82,000 tonnes against 66,732 tonnes in Mexico as of 2024.
- What is the difference in sweet potato production between Mexico and Uruguay?
- 15,268 tonnes, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Uruguay?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Mexico and Uruguay rank globally for sweet potato production?
- Mexico ranks 51st and Uruguay ranks 49th of 120 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 Sweet potato production. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Sweet potato production is measured in tonnes.