FAOSTAT · 1961–2024
Potatoes production in Uruguay
In 2024 Uruguay produced 66,551 t of potatoes, the 112th largest in the world (0.02% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 19%. The record was 196,360 t in 1991. Area harvested: 2,854 ha, yield 23.3 t/ha.
The 2024 figure is imputed by FAO.
- Production, 2024
- 66,551 t
- World rank
- 112 of 152
- 10-year change
- −19%
- Record
- 196,360 t
- 1991
Potatoes in Uruguay, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 66,551 | −2.1% | 2,854 | 23.32 |
| 2023 | 68,000 | −25% | 3,002 | 22.65 |
| 2022 | 91,000 | −2.3% | 3,830 | 23.76 |
| 2021 | 93,121 | +26% | 3,806 | 24.47 |
| 2020 | 73,706 | −22% | 3,642 | 20.24 |
| 2019 | 94,400 | +8.5% | 4,053 | 23.29 |
| 2018 | 87,000 | −7.8% | 4,167 | 20.88 |
| 2017 | 94,327 | +6.0% | 4,769 | 19.78 |
| 2016 | 89,000 | +22% | 4,424 | 20.12 |
| 2015 | 72,913 | −12% | 4,234 | 17.22 |
| 2014 | 82,561 | −7.3% | 4,041 | 20.43 |
| 2013 | 89,033 | −18% | 3,967 | 22.44 |
| 2012 | 109,000 | +21% | 4,957 | 21.99 |
| 2011 | 90,155 | −21% | 5,076 | 17.76 |
| 2010 | 114,662 | +12% | 5,707 | 20.09 |
| 2009 | 102,287 | −4.0% | 6,353 | 16.10 |
| 2008 | 106,557 | −10.0% | 6,294 | 16.93 |
| 2007 | 118,362 | −20% | 7,925 | 14.94 |
| 2006 | 147,981 | −6.1% | 8,569 | 17.27 |
| 2005 | 157,636 | +14% | 8,326 | 18.93 |
| 2004 | 137,950 | −21% | 8,627 | 15.99 |
| 2003 | 173,812 | +23% | 10,680 | 16.27 |
| 2002 | 141,213 | +17% | 10,913 | 12.94 |
| 2001 | 121,135 | +12% | 8,269 | 14.65 |
| 2000 | 108,565 | −32% | 8,750 | 12.41 |
| 1999 | 159,376 | +10.0% | 9,726 | 16.39 |
| 1998 | 144,945 | +20% | 9,201 | 15.75 |
| 1997 | 120,542 | −1.2% | 7,989 | 15.09 |
| 1996 | 122,000 | +4.5% | 11,150 | 10.94 |
| 1995 | 116,700 | +0.9% | 11,600 | 10.06 |
| 1994 | 115,700 | −24% | 12,400 | 9.33 |
| 1993 | 152,540 | −1.6% | 17,750 | 8.59 |
| 1992 | 155,000 | −21% | 16,800 | 9.23 |
| 1991 | 196,360 | +13% | 19,300 | 10.17 |
| 1990 | 173,850 | +36% | 18,300 | 9.50 |
| 1989 | 128,250 | −10% | 14,950 | 8.58 |
| 1988 | 143,070 | +13% | 19,335 | 7.40 |
| 1987 | 126,465 | +14% | 15,150 | 8.35 |
| 1986 | 110,570 | −32% | 17,480 | 6.33 |
| 1985 | 163,293 | +14% | 21,775 | 7.50 |
| 1984 | 143,850 | +32% | 18,540 | 7.76 |
| 1983 | 109,246 | −27% | 18,690 | 5.85 |
| 1982 | 149,148 | −16% | 21,080 | 7.08 |
| 1981 | 176,564 | +78% | 21,280 | 8.30 |
| 1980 | 99,464 | −27% | 19,988 | 4.98 |
| 1979 | 135,372 | +32% | 21,100 | 6.42 |
| 1978 | 102,286 | −15% | 19,495 | 5.25 |
| 1977 | 119,896 | −28% | 23,470 | 5.11 |
| 1976 | 165,745 | +37% | 25,848 | 6.41 |
| 1975 | 120,746 | −6.5% | 25,750 | 4.69 |
| 1974 | 129,193 | −3.1% | 25,981 | 4.97 |
| 1973 | 133,285 | +26% | 24,520 | 5.44 |
| 1972 | 106,068 | −29% | 23,262 | 4.56 |
| 1971 | 150,355 | +28% | 23,990 | 6.27 |
| 1970 | 117,574 | −15% | 20,865 | 5.63 |
| 1969 | 137,538 | +163% | 22,274 | 6.17 |
| 1968 | 52,276 | −50% | 14,915 | 3.50 |
| 1967 | 104,625 | −26% | 22,180 | 4.72 |
| 1966 | 142,253 | +14% | 25,538 | 5.57 |
| 1965 | 125,151 | +26% | 25,910 | 4.83 |
| 1964 | 99,557 | −13% | 24,570 | 4.05 |
| 1963 | 114,512 | +32% | 23,100 | 4.96 |
| 1962 | 86,581 | −27% | 19,626 | 4.41 |
| 1961 | 117,918 | — | 19,518 | 6.04 |
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.