Japan vs Uruguay: Wine production
Japan
47,958 tonnes
in 2023
Uruguay
50,224 tonnes
in 2023
Japan rank
31st
Uruguay rank
29th
Wine production over time
- Japan
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 50,224 tonnes against 47,958 tonnes in Japan, a difference of 2,266 tonnes.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Uruguay ahead.
Japan ranks 31st and Uruguay ranks 29th of 77 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 2 and Uruguay in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13,729 tonnes | 80,176 tonnes | 66,447 tonnes | Uruguay |
| 1970s | 30,000 tonnes | 77,300 tonnes | 47,300 tonnes | Uruguay |
| 1980s | 51,715 tonnes | 78,553 tonnes | 26,838 tonnes | Uruguay |
| 1990s | 71,090 tonnes | 92,026 tonnes | 20,936 tonnes | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 89,403 tonnes | 86,204 tonnes | 3,199 tonnes | Japan |
| 2010s | 79,998 tonnes | 74,636 tonnes | 5,362 tonnes | Japan |
| 2020s | 56,523 tonnes | 67,545 tonnes | 11,022 tonnes | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wine production, Japan or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 50,224 tonnes against 47,958 tonnes in Japan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in wine production between Japan and Uruguay?
- 2,266 tonnes, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Uruguay?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Japan and Uruguay rank globally for wine production?
- Japan ranks 31st and Uruguay ranks 29th of 77 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 Wine production. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Wine production, measured in tonnes per year.