Sorghum production in Uruguay
In 2024 Uruguay produced 65,037 t of sorghum, the 43rd largest in the world (0.10% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 79%. The record was 372,000 t in 2012. Area harvested: 19,945 ha, yield 3.3 t/ha.
The 2024 figure is imputed by FAO.
- Production, 2024
- 65,037 t
- World rank
- 43 of 107
- 10-year change
- −79%
- Record
- 372,000 t
- 2012
Sorghum in Uruguay, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
Uruguay compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 0.10%
- 0.44% in 2014
- Yield, t/ha
- 3.3
- world 1.5 (+125%)
- kg per person
- 19.2
- world 7.87
- 10-year change
- −79%
- world −5.8%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | Zimbabwe | 82,063 | 0.13% |
| 42 | Côte d'Ivoire | 66,489 | 0.10% |
| 43 | Uruguay | 65,037 | 0.10% |
| 44 | Guinea | 65,000 | 0.10% |
| 45 | Sierra Leone | 60,000 | 0.09% |
Map of world production of sorghum
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 | 65,037 | +171% | 19,945 | 3.26 |
| 2023 | 24,000 | −72% | 27,400 | 0.88 |
| 2022 | 84,400 | −23% | 19,400 | 4.35 |
| 2021 | 110,200 | +12% | 27,700 | 3.98 |
| 2020 | 98,800 | −32% | 22,000 | 4.49 |
| 2019 | 145,000 | +91% | 32,000 | 4.53 |
| 2018 | 76,000 | −64% | 28,800 | 2.64 |
| 2017 | 214,000 | −10% | 47,000 | 4.55 |
| 2016 | 238,000 | −27% | 67,000 | 3.55 |
| 2015 | 326,000 | +7.7% | 81,000 | 4.02 |
| 2014 | 302,700 | +45% | 75,400 | 4.01 |
| 2013 | 209,000 | −44% | 49,000 | 4.27 |
| 2012 | 372,000 | +201% | 88,000 | 4.23 |
| 2011 | 123,400 | −11% | 31,400 | 3.93 |
| 2010 | 138,000 | −57% | 35,300 | 3.91 |
| 2009 | 324,200 | +114% | 68,100 | 4.76 |
| 2008 | 151,200 | −7.1% | 37,700 | 4.01 |
| 2007 | 162,766 | +166% | 42,833 | 3.80 |
| 2006 | 61,300 | −28% | 15,800 | 3.88 |
| 2005 | 84,700 | +22% | 19,000 | 4.46 |
| 2004 | 69,682 | +16% | 17,978 | 3.88 |
| 2003 | 60,209 | −2.7% | 14,829 | 4.06 |
| 2002 | 61,904 | −57% | 19,300 | 3.21 |
| 2001 | 142,611 | +617% | 35,100 | 4.06 |
| 2000 | 19,900 | −81% | 12,400 | 1.60 |
| 1999 | 106,100 | +16% | 29,700 | 3.57 |
| 1998 | 91,100 | −30% | 27,100 | 3.36 |
| 1997 | 129,700 | +41% | 38,800 | 3.34 |
| 1996 | 92,100 | −34% | 30,305 | 3.04 |
| 1995 | 139,000 | +111% | 43,600 | 3.19 |
| 1994 | 66,000 | −50% | 23,574 | 2.80 |
| 1993 | 132,600 | −4.5% | 41,500 | 3.20 |
| 1992 | 138,900 | +50% | 48,100 | 2.89 |
| 1991 | 92,300 | +55% | 29,100 | 3.17 |
| 1990 | 59,381 | −25% | 26,182 | 2.27 |
| 1989 | 78,854 | −35% | 38,112 | 2.07 |
| 1988 | 121,183 | +35% | 44,783 | 2.71 |
| 1987 | 90,062 | −14% | 30,623 | 2.94 |
| 1986 | 104,500 | −31% | 40,061 | 2.61 |
| 1985 | 151,563 | +28% | 72,881 | 2.08 |
| 1984 | 118,680 | +11% | 46,529 | 2.55 |
| 1983 | 106,623 | −13% | 55,856 | 1.91 |
| 1982 | 122,887 | −38% | 56,518 | 2.17 |
| 1981 | 198,900 | +136% | 73,762 | 2.70 |
| 1980 | 84,419 | +57% | 49,887 | 1.69 |
| 1979 | 53,792 | −71% | 43,589 | 1.23 |
| 1978 | 183,855 | +14% | 89,234 | 2.06 |
| 1977 | 161,803 | +37% | 94,929 | 1.70 |
| 1976 | 118,413 | +54% | 54,053 | 2.19 |
| 1975 | 76,969 | −60% | 53,842 | 1.43 |
| 1974 | 192,853 | −14% | 100,247 | 1.92 |
| 1973 | 225,017 | +296% | 112,775 | 2.00 |
| 1972 | 56,866 | −21% | 42,180 | 1.35 |
| 1971 | 72,162 | +100% | 54,000 | 1.34 |
| 1970 | 36,164 | −29% | 31,617 | 1.14 |
| 1969 | 50,613 | +71% | 40,650 | 1.25 |
| 1968 | 29,651 | +7.1% | 38,110 | 0.78 |
| 1967 | 27,678 | +81% | 31,780 | 0.87 |
| 1966 | 15,276 | −5.8% | 37,104 | 0.41 |
| 1965 | 16,211 | +981% | 32,331 | 0.50 |
| 1964 | 1,500 | +900% | 3,000 | 0.50 |
| 1963 | 150 | +900% | 300 | 0.50 |
| 1962 | 15 | +50% | 10 | 1.50 |
| 1961 | 10 | — | 5 | 2.00 |
Trade, 2024
- Exports
- 2,549 t USD 754,000
- Exporter rank
- 24 of 76
- Imports
- 4,891 t USD 2.4 m
- Importer rank
- 38 of 130
FAOSTAT detailed trade data, release of 23 July 2026; quantities in tonnes, values in current US dollars; exports include re-exports. World exporters and importers
Questions and answers
What is the production of sorghum in Uruguay?
Uruguay produced 65,037 t in 2024, 0.10% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Uruguay rank in the world for production of sorghum?
Uruguay ranked 43rd of 107 countries in 2024. The largest producer was United States with 13.6% of the world total.
How has the production of sorghum in Uruguay changed?
It fell by 79% between 2014 and 2024, compared with −5.8% for the world. The record was 372,000 t in 2012.
What is the yield of sorghum in Uruguay?
3.3 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (65,037 t from 19,945 ha), against a world average of 1.5 t/ha.
Does Uruguay export or import sorghum?
In 2024 Uruguay reported exports of 2,549 t (USD 754,000) and imports of 4,891 t (USD 2.4 m), according to FAOSTAT trade data.
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.