Sugar cane production in Uruguay
In 2024 Uruguay produced 541,167 t of sugar cane, the 59th largest in the world (0.03% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 12%. The record was 682,800 t in 1990. Area harvested: 7,590 ha, yield 71.3 t/ha.
The 2024 figure is imputed by FAO.
- Production, 2024
- 541,167 t
- World rank
- 59 of 94
- 10-year change
- +12%
- Record
- 682,800 t
- 1990
Sugar cane in Uruguay, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
Uruguay compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 0.03%
- 0.03% in 2014
- Yield, t/ha
- 71.3
- world 72.5 (−1.7%)
- kg per person
- 160
- world 238
- 10-year change
- +12%
- world +2.8%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 57 | Cambodia | 645,720 | 0.03% |
| 58 | Mali | 585,215 | 0.03% |
| 59 | Uruguay | 541,167 | 0.03% |
| 60 | Burkina Faso | 516,138 | 0.03% |
| 61 | Niger | 476,922 | 0.02% |
Map of world production of sugar cane
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 | 541,167 | −0.2% | 7,590 | 71.30 |
| 2023 | 542,000 | +3.5% | 7,100 | 76.34 |
| 2022 | 523,700 | +13% | 6,900 | 75.90 |
| 2021 | 462,000 | +11% | 6,700 | 68.96 |
| 2020 | 417,000 | +0.0% | 6,600 | 63.18 |
| 2019 | 416,900 | +17% | 6,500 | 64.14 |
| 2018 | 356,500 | +2.5% | 6,200 | 57.50 |
| 2017 | 347,700 | −5.4% | 6,200 | 56.08 |
| 2016 | 367,700 | −17% | 7,600 | 48.38 |
| 2015 | 443,000 | −8.1% | 7,100 | 62.39 |
| 2014 | 482,000 | +31% | 7,800 | 61.79 |
| 2013 | 368,000 | 0.0% | 6,600 | 55.76 |
| 2012 | 368,000 | −12% | 6,600 | 55.76 |
| 2011 | 420,000 | +34% | 8,000 | 52.50 |
| 2010 | 313,300 | +5.7% | 6,500 | 48.20 |
| 2009 | 296,500 | −11% | 5,815 | 50.99 |
| 2008 | 334,100 | +14% | 6,038 | 55.33 |
| 2007 | 293,200 | +103% | 5,188 | 56.52 |
| 2006 | 144,519 | −16% | 2,961 | 48.81 |
| 2005 | 172,200 | +12% | 3,300 | 52.18 |
| 2004 | 154,200 | +33% | 3,300 | 46.73 |
| 2003 | 116,200 | −38% | 2,870 | 40.49 |
| 2002 | 187,700 | +6.3% | 3,100 | 60.55 |
| 2001 | 176,500 | +18% | 2,900 | 60.86 |
| 2000 | 149,500 | +8.5% | 2,800 | 53.39 |
| 1999 | 137,800 | −18% | 2,800 | 49.21 |
| 1998 | 167,228 | −20% | 3,100 | 53.94 |
| 1997 | 208,240 | +9.5% | 3,356 | 62.05 |
| 1996 | 190,200 | −5.7% | 3,700 | 51.41 |
| 1995 | 201,800 | −6.7% | 3,700 | 54.54 |
| 1994 | 216,200 | −23% | 3,800 | 56.89 |
| 1993 | 279,900 | −46% | 6,600 | 42.41 |
| 1992 | 517,100 | +11% | 9,500 | 54.43 |
| 1991 | 465,100 | −32% | 10,800 | 43.06 |
| 1990 | 682,800 | +14% | 10,256 | 66.58 |
| 1989 | 598,834 | +21% | 10,200 | 58.71 |
| 1988 | 494,714 | −18% | 9,841 | 50.27 |
| 1987 | 599,729 | −5.9% | 9,890 | 60.64 |
| 1986 | 637,115 | +8.7% | 10,311 | 61.79 |
| 1985 | 586,149 | +6.2% | 10,503 | 55.81 |
| 1984 | 551,755 | +0.1% | 10,375 | 53.18 |
| 1983 | 551,045 | +15% | 9,904 | 55.64 |
| 1982 | 479,730 | +14% | 10,155 | 47.24 |
| 1981 | 420,222 | −6.2% | 10,049 | 41.82 |
| 1980 | 447,981 | +39% | 9,141 | 49.01 |
| 1979 | 322,640 | −32% | 10,290 | 31.35 |
| 1978 | 475,399 | −24% | 10,253 | 46.37 |
| 1977 | 621,879 | +91% | 11,054 | 56.26 |
| 1976 | 326,224 | −13% | 10,010 | 32.59 |
| 1975 | 375,651 | +57% | 8,275 | 45.40 |
| 1974 | 239,931 | −27% | 6,869 | 34.93 |
| 1973 | 327,132 | +44% | 7,306 | 44.78 |
| 1972 | 227,480 | −1.2% | 6,848 | 33.22 |
| 1971 | 230,148 | +43% | 5,025 | 45.80 |
| 1970 | 160,662 | +27% | 4,273 | 37.60 |
| 1969 | 126,225 | +20% | 2,498 | 50.53 |
| 1968 | 105,550 | −23% | 2,700 | 39.09 |
| 1967 | 136,485 | −26% | 2,530 | 53.95 |
| 1966 | 184,123 | −10% | 4,897 | 37.60 |
| 1965 | 204,731 | +2.5% | 4,733 | 43.26 |
| 1964 | 199,830 | +13% | 5,000 | 39.97 |
| 1963 | 177,137 | +17% | 5,000 | 35.43 |
| 1962 | 151,733 | +44% | 4,000 | 37.93 |
| 1961 | 105,102 | — | 3,747 | 28.05 |
Questions and answers
What is the production of sugar cane in Uruguay?
Uruguay produced 541,167 t in 2024, 0.03% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Uruguay rank in the world for production of sugar cane?
Uruguay ranked 59th of 94 countries in 2024. The largest producer was Brazil with 39.2% of the world total.
How has the production of sugar cane in Uruguay changed?
It rose by 12% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +2.8% for the world. The record was 682,800 t in 1990.
What is the yield of sugar cane in Uruguay?
71.3 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (541,167 t from 7,590 ha), against a world average of 72.5 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.