Broad beans and horse beans, dry production in Uruguay
In 2024 Uruguay produced 672 t of broad beans and horse beans, dry, the 53rd largest in the world (0.01% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 6.7%. The record was 880 t in 2006. Area harvested: 348 ha, yield 1.9 t/ha.
The 2024 figure is estimated by FAO.
- Production, 2024
- 672 t
- World rank
- 53 of 64
- 10-year change
- −6.7%
- Record
- 880 t
- 2006
Broad beans and horse beans, dry in Uruguay, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
Uruguay compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 0.01%
- 0.02% in 2014
- Yield, t/ha
- 1.9
- world 2.3 (−14%)
- kg per person
- 0.20
- world 0.77
- 10-year change
- −6.7%
- world +36%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | Hungary | 1,380 | 0.02% |
| 52 | Guyana | 682 | 0.01% |
| 53 | Uruguay | 672 | 0.01% |
| 54 | Lebanon | 453 | 0.01% |
| 55 | Cameroon | 398 | 0.01% |
Map of world production of broad beans and horse beans, dry
Share of the world total; Uruguay is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 672 | −0.1% | 348 | 1.93 |
| 2023 | 673 | −0.4% | 350 | 1.92 |
| 2022 | 676 | +1.3% | 342 | 1.98 |
| 2021 | 667 | −1.2% | 352 | 1.89 |
| 2020 | 675 | −1.6% | 355 | 1.90 |
| 2019 | 686 | −2.1% | 352 | 1.95 |
| 2018 | 701 | −1.4% | 353 | 1.99 |
| 2017 | 711 | +2.7% | 355 | 2.00 |
| 2016 | 692 | −4.2% | 359 | 1.93 |
| 2015 | 722 | +0.3% | 368 | 1.96 |
| 2014 | 720 | +2.9% | 360 | 2.00 |
| 2013 | 700 | 0.0% | 350 | 2.00 |
| 2012 | 700 | −7.7% | 350 | 2.00 |
| 2011 | 758 | −4.2% | 376 | 2.02 |
| 2010 | 791 | −4.7% | 389 | 2.03 |
| 2009 | 830 | −2.4% | 410 | 2.02 |
| 2008 | 850 | +6.3% | 400 | 2.13 |
| 2007 | 800 | −9.1% | 380 | 2.11 |
| 2006 | 880 | +3.5% | 380 | 2.32 |
| 2005 | 850 | +12% | 386 | 2.20 |
| 2004 | 760 | −2.6% | 360 | 2.11 |
| 2003 | 780 | −3.7% | 380 | 2.05 |
| 2002 | 810 | +8.0% | 390 | 2.08 |
| 2001 | 750 | −6.3% | 350 | 2.14 |
| 2000 | 800 | +11% | 350 | 2.29 |
| 1999 | 720 | +1.3% | 240 | 3.00 |
| 1998 | 711 | +1.0% | 250 | 2.84 |
| 1997 | 704 | +0.6% | 246 | 2.86 |
| 1996 | 700 | +2.8% | 235 | 2.98 |
| 1995 | 681 | +2.4% | 240 | 2.84 |
| 1994 | 665 | +2.3% | 236 | 2.82 |
| 1993 | 650 | +8.3% | 230 | 2.83 |
| 1992 | 600 | +3.4% | 220 | 2.73 |
| 1991 | 580 | +36% | 200 | 2.90 |
| 1990 | 426 | −29% | 174 | 2.45 |
| 1989 | 600 | +7.1% | 220 | 2.73 |
| 1988 | 560 | −8.2% | 200 | 2.80 |
| 1987 | 610 | +1.7% | 220 | 2.77 |
| 1986 | 600 | 0.0% | 220 | 2.73 |
| 1985 | 600 | 0.0% | 220 | 2.73 |
| 1984 | 600 | 0.0% | 220 | 2.73 |
| 1983 | 600 | +3.4% | 220 | 2.73 |
| 1982 | 580 | 0.0% | 220 | 2.64 |
| 1981 | 580 | +5.5% | 220 | 2.64 |
| 1980 | 550 | 0.0% | 210 | 2.62 |
| 1979 | 550 | 0.0% | 210 | 2.62 |
| 1978 | 550 | +1.9% | 210 | 2.62 |
| 1977 | 540 | +1.9% | 210 | 2.57 |
| 1976 | 530 | 0.0% | 200 | 2.65 |
| 1975 | 530 | +1.9% | 200 | 2.65 |
| 1974 | 520 | 0.0% | 200 | 2.60 |
| 1973 | 520 | +2.0% | 200 | 2.60 |
| 1972 | 510 | 0.0% | 190 | 2.68 |
| 1971 | 510 | +1.0% | 190 | 2.68 |
| 1970 | 505 | +1.0% | 189 | 2.67 |
| 1969 | 500 | 0.0% | 200 | 2.50 |
| 1968 | 500 | 0.0% | 200 | 2.50 |
| 1967 | 500 | −7.9% | 200 | 2.50 |
| 1966 | 543 | +8.6% | 215 | 2.53 |
| 1965 | 500 | 0.0% | 200 | 2.50 |
| 1964 | 500 | 0.0% | 200 | 2.50 |
| 1963 | 500 | 0.0% | 200 | 2.50 |
| 1962 | 500 | 0.0% | 200 | 2.50 |
| 1961 | 500 | — | 200 | 2.50 |
Questions and answers
What is the production of broad beans and horse beans, dry in Uruguay?
Uruguay produced 672 t in 2024, 0.01% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Uruguay rank in the world for production of broad beans and horse beans, dry?
Uruguay ranked 53rd of 64 countries in 2024. The largest producer was China with 28.0% of the world total.
How has the production of broad beans and horse beans, dry in Uruguay changed?
It fell by 6.7% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +36% for the world. The record was 880 t in 2006.
What is the yield of broad beans and horse beans, dry in Uruguay?
1.9 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (672 t from 348 ha), against a world average of 2.3 t/ha.
Where does this data come from?
From FAOSTAT, the statistics database of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations; the 2024 figure for Uruguay is estimated by FAO. Shares, ranks and per-person figures are calculated by Husfarm.
Other large producers
Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. fao.org/faostat. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.

