Food expenditure per person in Uruguay
Uruguay: Food expenditure per person was 2,776 current US$ in 2023. ▲ Rising
Food expenditure per person in Uruguay, 2017–2023
Source: USDA Economic Research Service (2022); USDA Economic Research Service (ERS) (2023); USDA Economic Research Service (ERS) (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 2,776 current US$ for food expenditure per person in 2023. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 17.1% on the previous year and up 26.9% over ten years.
Uruguay ranks 26th of 104 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Food expenditure per person in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2,187 current US$ | — |
| 2018 | 2,212 current US$ | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 1,527 current US$ | -31.0% |
| 2020 | 1,588 current US$ | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 1,951 current US$ | +22.9% |
| 2022 | 2,371 current US$ | +21.6% |
| 2023 | 2,776 current US$ | +17.1% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 2,776 current US$ is below the median for high income countries, which is 2,790 current US$, 100% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 2,776 current US$ is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1,387 current US$, 2.0× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1,975 current US$ | 1,527 current US$ | 2,212 current US$ | 3 |
| 2020s | 2,171 current US$ | 1,588 current US$ | 2,776 current US$ | 4 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
More reference data data for Uruguay
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2999 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.87 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3685 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 6.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2195 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 24.48 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 33.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.01 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food expenditure per person in Uruguay?
- Food expenditure per person in Uruguay was 2,776 current US$ in 2023, according to USDA Economic Research Service (2022); USDA Economic Research Service (ERS) (2023); USDA Economic Research Service (ERS) (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest food expenditure per person recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 2,776 current US$ in 2023.
- What is the lowest food expenditure per person recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,527 current US$ in 2019.
- How does Uruguay rank for food expenditure per person?
- Uruguay ranks 26th out of 104 countries with data for 2023.
- Is food expenditure per person rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from USDA Economic Research Service (2022); USDA Economic Research Service (ERS) (2023); USDA Economic Research Service (ERS) (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Food expenditure per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Amount of money spend on food in a given year. This only includes food eaten at home, and does not include alcoholic beverages and tobacco.