All pulses production in Uruguay
In 2024 Uruguay produced 6,516 t of all pulses, the 132nd largest in the world (0.01% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 1.6%. The record was 7,180 t in 2009. Area harvested: 6,483 ha, yield 1.0 t/ha.
The 2024 figure is estimated by FAO.
- Production, 2024
- 6,516 t
- World rank
- 132 of 170
- 10-year change
- −1.6%
- Record
- 7,180 t
- 2009
All pulses in Uruguay, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
Uruguay compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 0.01%
- 0.01% in 2014
- Yield, t/ha
- 1.0
- world 1.1 (−5.5%)
- kg per person
- 1.92
- world 11.9
- 10-year change
- −1.6%
- world +26%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 130 | Panama | 6,791 | 0.01% |
| 131 | Solomon Islands | 6,645 | 0.01% |
| 132 | Uruguay | 6,516 | 0.01% |
| 133 | Belize | 6,265 | 0.01% |
| 134 | Laos | 5,356 | 0.01% |
Map of world production of pulses
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 | 6,516 | +0.2% | 6,483 | 1.01 |
| 2023 | 6,501 | −0.1% | 6,465 | 1.01 |
| 2022 | 6,506 | −0.2% | 6,466 | 1.01 |
| 2021 | 6,517 | +1.0% | 6,510 | 1.00 |
| 2020 | 6,455 | −1.0% | 6,408 | 1.01 |
| 2019 | 6,517 | −1.1% | 6,500 | 1.00 |
| 2018 | 6,591 | −0.7% | 6,602 | 1.00 |
| 2017 | 6,640 | +0.4% | 6,674 | 0.99 |
| 2016 | 6,614 | −0.3% | 6,681 | 0.99 |
| 2015 | 6,636 | +0.2% | 6,701 | 0.99 |
| 2014 | 6,620 | −2.6% | 6,710 | 0.99 |
| 2013 | 6,800 | 0.0% | 6,850 | 0.99 |
| 2012 | 6,800 | −2.4% | 7,050 | 0.96 |
| 2011 | 6,969 | −0.6% | 7,198 | 0.97 |
| 2010 | 7,008 | −2.4% | 7,240 | 0.97 |
| 2009 | 7,180 | +1.8% | 7,410 | 0.97 |
| 2008 | 7,050 | +1.7% | 7,300 | 0.97 |
| 2007 | 6,932 | +0.8% | 7,148 | 0.97 |
| 2006 | 6,880 | −2.4% | 6,980 | 0.99 |
| 2005 | 7,050 | +4.3% | 7,086 | 0.99 |
| 2004 | 6,760 | −1.7% | 6,960 | 0.97 |
| 2003 | 6,880 | +1.0% | 7,080 | 0.97 |
| 2002 | 6,810 | +2.4% | 6,990 | 0.97 |
| 2001 | 6,650 | −0.7% | 6,850 | 0.97 |
| 2000 | 6,700 | +3.6% | 6,850 | 0.98 |
| 1999 | 6,470 | −0.0% | 6,590 | 0.98 |
| 1998 | 6,471 | +0.5% | 6,595 | 0.98 |
| 1997 | 6,442 | +0.7% | 6,584 | 0.98 |
| 1996 | 6,399 | +0.7% | 6,566 | 0.97 |
| 1995 | 6,353 | +0.7% | 6,494 | 0.98 |
| 1994 | 6,310 | +0.6% | 6,458 | 0.98 |
| 1993 | 6,274 | +1.8% | 6,451 | 0.97 |
| 1992 | 6,166 | +2.1% | 6,337 | 0.97 |
| 1991 | 6,038 | −0.5% | 6,114 | 0.99 |
| 1990 | 6,071 | −0.5% | 6,502 | 0.93 |
| 1989 | 6,100 | +5.9% | 6,220 | 0.98 |
| 1988 | 5,760 | −7.2% | 6,000 | 0.96 |
| 1987 | 6,210 | +3.5% | 6,320 | 0.98 |
| 1986 | 6,000 | +3.4% | 6,120 | 0.98 |
| 1985 | 5,800 | 0.0% | 6,020 | 0.96 |
| 1984 | 5,800 | +1.8% | 6,020 | 0.96 |
| 1983 | 5,700 | +2.2% | 5,920 | 0.96 |
| 1982 | 5,580 | +3.7% | 5,920 | 0.94 |
| 1981 | 5,380 | +4.5% | 5,820 | 0.92 |
| 1980 | 5,150 | 0.0% | 5,710 | 0.90 |
| 1979 | 5,150 | 0.0% | 5,710 | 0.90 |
| 1978 | 5,150 | +2.2% | 5,710 | 0.90 |
| 1977 | 5,040 | +2.2% | 5,610 | 0.90 |
| 1976 | 4,930 | +8.8% | 5,550 | 0.89 |
| 1975 | 4,530 | +4.9% | 5,100 | 0.89 |
| 1974 | 4,320 | +1.2% | 5,050 | 0.86 |
| 1973 | 4,270 | +3.9% | 5,030 | 0.85 |
| 1972 | 4,110 | +1.2% | 4,590 | 0.90 |
| 1971 | 4,060 | −16% | 4,450 | 0.91 |
| 1970 | 4,828 | +21% | 5,309 | 0.91 |
| 1969 | 3,980 | +1.5% | 4,450 | 0.89 |
| 1968 | 3,920 | +1.0% | 4,350 | 0.90 |
| 1967 | 3,880 | −2.6% | 4,150 | 0.93 |
| 1966 | 3,985 | −17% | 4,136 | 0.96 |
| 1965 | 4,800 | +5.3% | 5,950 | 0.81 |
| 1964 | 4,558 | −0.9% | 5,950 | 0.77 |
| 1963 | 4,600 | 0.0% | 5,830 | 0.79 |
| 1962 | 4,600 | +20% | 5,830 | 0.79 |
| 1961 | 3,841 | — | 4,780 | 0.80 |
Questions and answers
What is the production of pulses in Uruguay?
Uruguay produced 6,516 t in 2024, 0.01% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Uruguay rank in the world for production of pulses?
Uruguay ranked 132nd of 170 countries in 2024. The largest producer was India with 26.2% of the world total.
How has the production of pulses in Uruguay changed?
It fell by 1.6% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +26% for the world. The record was 7,180 t in 2009.
What is the yield of pulses in Uruguay?
1.0 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (6,516 t from 6,483 ha), against a world average of 1.1 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.