How have things changed? in Uruguay

Uruguay: How have things changed? was 48,410 metric tons in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
48,410 metric tons
Change on year
down 27.9%
World rank
112th
of 215 countries
All-time high
153,570 metric tons
in 1981
All-time low
23,820 metric tons
in 1967
Years of data
60
1965–2024

How have things changed? in Uruguay, 1965–2024

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in metric tons.

Analysis

In 2024, how have things changed? in Uruguay stood at 48,410 metric tons.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 27.9% on the previous year and down 26.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, how have things changed? in Uruguay peaked at 153,570 metric tons in 1981 and was at its lowest, 23,820 metric tons, in 1967.

Uruguay ranks 112th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 60 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 25,188 metric tons 23,820 metric tons 27,920 metric tons 5
1970s 51,684 metric tons 28,377 metric tons 118,666 metric tons 10
1980s 136,696 metric tons 113,562 metric tons 153,570 metric tons 10
1990s 124,519 metric tons 96,271 metric tons 149,089 metric tons 10
2000s 112,590 metric tons 81,008 metric tons 134,059 metric tons 10
2010s 68,025 metric tons 51,759 metric tons 89,400 metric tons 10
2020s 62,794 metric tons 48,410 metric tons 69,032 metric tons 5

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 109 Guinea-Bissau 54,128 metric tons compare
  2. 110 Ukraine 53,557 metric tons compare
  3. 111 Niger 51,194 metric tons compare
  4. 113 Sudan 46,510 metric tons compare
  5. 114 Tuvalu 45,442 metric tons compare
  6. 115 Vanuatu 44,428 metric tons compare

See the full ranking of 215 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is how have things changed? in Uruguay?
How have things changed? in Uruguay was 48,410 metric tons in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest how have things changed? recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 153,570 metric tons in 1981.
What is the lowest how have things changed? recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 23,820 metric tons in 1967.
How does Uruguay rank for how have things changed??
Uruguay ranks 112th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
Is how have things changed? rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is down 26.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Uruguay data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of How have things changed?. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
How have things changed?
Unit
metric tons
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
215 places, 11,955 data points, 1965–2024
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