Pears production in Uruguay
In 2024 Uruguay produced 10,390 t of pears, the 53rd largest in the world (0.04% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 13%. The record was 20,500 t in 1989. Area harvested: 554 ha, yield 18.8 t/ha.
The 2024 figure is imputed by FAO.
- Production, 2024
- 10,390 t
- World rank
- 53 of 86
- 10-year change
- −13%
- Record
- 20,500 t
- 1989
Pears in Uruguay, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
Uruguay compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 0.04%
- 0.05% in 2014
- Yield, t/ha
- 18.8
- world 20.3 (−7.8%)
- kg per person
- 3.07
- world 3.39
- 10-year change
- −13%
- world +6.8%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | Kyrgyzstan | 11,119 | 0.04% |
| 52 | Kazakhstan | 10,419 | 0.04% |
| 53 | Uruguay | 10,390 | 0.04% |
| 54 | Iraq | 9,968 | 0.04% |
| 55 | Pakistan | 9,105 | 0.03% |
Map of world production of pears
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 | 10,390 | +0.7% | 554 | 18.75 |
| 2023 | 10,318 | −11% | 530 | 19.47 |
| 2022 | 11,591 | −3.1% | 535 | 21.67 |
| 2021 | 11,967 | +67% | 544 | 22.00 |
| 2020 | 7,182 | −35% | 626 | 11.47 |
| 2019 | 11,004 | −6.2% | 637 | 17.27 |
| 2018 | 11,729 | −2.3% | 723 | 16.22 |
| 2017 | 12,000 | +141% | 800 | 15.00 |
| 2016 | 4,986 | −60% | 767 | 6.50 |
| 2015 | 12,593 | +5.5% | 751 | 16.77 |
| 2014 | 11,942 | +36% | 763 | 15.65 |
| 2013 | 8,749 | −52% | 899 | 9.73 |
| 2012 | 18,260 | +23% | 915 | 19.96 |
| 2011 | 14,796 | −21% | 728 | 20.32 |
| 2010 | 18,702 | +41% | 1,003 | 18.65 |
| 2009 | 13,272 | −16% | 848 | 15.65 |
| 2008 | 15,755 | −16% | 1,021 | 15.43 |
| 2007 | 18,697 | +5.6% | 897 | 20.84 |
| 2006 | 17,711 | −4.0% | 990 | 17.89 |
| 2005 | 18,449 | +4.7% | 989 | 18.65 |
| 2004 | 17,616 | −8.1% | 984 | 17.90 |
| 2003 | 19,164 | +35% | 984 | 19.48 |
| 2002 | 14,186 | −20% | 887 | 15.99 |
| 2001 | 17,682 | −7.6% | 1,000 | 17.68 |
| 2000 | 19,135 | +50% | 1,083 | 17.67 |
| 1999 | 12,781 | −36% | 1,166 | 10.96 |
| 1998 | 19,922 | +0.5% | 1,815 | 10.98 |
| 1997 | 19,825 | +1.1% | 1,925 | 10.30 |
| 1996 | 19,600 | +27% | 2,400 | 8.17 |
| 1995 | 15,400 | +20% | 1,800 | 8.56 |
| 1994 | 12,839 | −9.9% | 1,600 | 8.02 |
| 1993 | 14,256 | +13% | 1,727 | 8.25 |
| 1992 | 12,604 | +5.0% | 1,646 | 7.66 |
| 1991 | 12,000 | −13% | 1,800 | 6.67 |
| 1990 | 13,717 | −33% | 2,051 | 6.69 |
| 1989 | 20,500 | +44% | 2,000 | 10.25 |
| 1988 | 14,200 | −14% | 2,000 | 7.10 |
| 1987 | 16,500 | +57% | 2,000 | 8.25 |
| 1986 | 10,500 | +110% | 1,750 | 6.00 |
| 1985 | 5,000 | −59% | 1,750 | 2.86 |
| 1984 | 12,080 | +20% | — | — |
| 1983 | 10,070 | −3.5% | — | — |
| 1982 | 10,440 | −13% | — | — |
| 1981 | 12,000 | +43% | — | — |
| 1980 | 8,408 | −13% | — | — |
| 1979 | 9,622 | +20% | — | — |
| 1978 | 8,000 | +14% | — | — |
| 1977 | 7,000 | −9.1% | — | — |
| 1976 | 7,700 | +1.3% | — | — |
| 1975 | 7,600 | +1.3% | — | — |
| 1974 | 7,500 | +1.4% | — | — |
| 1973 | 7,400 | +1.4% | — | — |
| 1972 | 7,300 | +1.4% | — | — |
| 1971 | 7,200 | +0.3% | — | — |
| 1970 | 7,178 | +2.5% | — | — |
| 1969 | 7,000 | +2.9% | — | — |
| 1968 | 6,800 | +3.0% | — | — |
| 1967 | 6,600 | +2.1% | — | — |
| 1966 | 6,463 | +7.7% | — | — |
| 1965 | 6,000 | +9.1% | — | — |
| 1964 | 5,500 | +10% | — | — |
| 1963 | 5,000 | +11% | — | — |
| 1962 | 4,500 | +13% | — | — |
| 1961 | 4,000 | — | — | — |
Questions and answers
What is the production of pears in Uruguay?
Uruguay produced 10,390 t in 2024, 0.04% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Uruguay rank in the world for production of pears?
Uruguay ranked 53rd of 86 countries in 2024. The largest producer was China with 75.9% of the world total.
How has the production of pears in Uruguay changed?
It fell by 13% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +6.8% for the world. The record was 20,500 t in 1989.
What is the yield of pears in Uruguay?
18.8 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (10,390 t from 554 ha), against a world average of 20.3 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 imputed 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.