FAOSTAT · 1961–2024
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)
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 |
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.