Food price anomalies in Uruguay
Uruguay: Food price anomalies was -0.24 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Food price anomalies in Uruguay, 2010–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for food price anomalies in Uruguay is -0.24, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 160.0% on the previous year and down 300.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food price anomalies in Uruguay peaked at 0.88 in 2020 and was at its lowest, -1.47, in 2017.
Uruguay ranks 106th of 201 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Food price anomalies in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | -0.38 | — |
| 2011 | -0.04 | -89.5% |
| 2012 | -0.1 | +150.0% |
| 2013 | 0.09 | -190.0% |
| 2014 | 0.12 | +33.3% |
| 2015 | -0.3 | -350.0% |
| 2016 | -0.42 | +40.0% |
| 2017 | -1.47 | +250.0% |
| 2018 | 0.01 | -100.7% |
| 2019 | 0.5 | +4900.0% |
| 2020 | 0.88 | +76.0% |
| 2021 | -0.5 | -156.8% |
| 2022 | 0.46 | -192.0% |
| 2023 | 0.4 | -13.0% |
| 2024 | -0.24 | -160.0% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's -0.24 is above the median for high income countries, which is -0.295, 81% of the median. (70 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's -0.24 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is -0.26, 92% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Food price anomalies in Uruguay changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +4900.0% | 0.01 | 0.5 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | -0.199 | -1.47 | 0.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2 | -0.5 | 0.88 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 105 United Arab Emirates -0.22 compare
- 106 Guinea-Bissau -0.24 compare
- 108 Malta -0.26 compare
- 109 Aruba -0.28 compare
- 109 Mexico -0.28 compare
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 price anomalies in Uruguay?
- Food price anomalies in Uruguay was -0.24 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest food price anomalies recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 0.88 in 2020.
- What is the lowest food price anomalies recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.47 in 2017.
- How does Uruguay rank for food price anomalies?
- Uruguay ranks 106th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is food price anomalies rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 300.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Food price anomalies. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 15 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).