Tangerines and mandarins production in Uruguay
In 2024 Uruguay produced 88,364 t of tangerines and mandarins, the 31st largest in the world (0.17% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 16%. The record was 123,700 t in 2012. Area harvested: 5,534 ha, yield 16.0 t/ha.
The 2024 figure is imputed by FAO.
- Production, 2024
- 88,364 t
- World rank
- 31 of 72
- 10-year change
- −16%
- Record
- 123,700 t
- 2012
Tangerines and mandarins in Uruguay, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
Uruguay compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 0.17%
- 0.29% in 2014
- Yield, t/ha
- 16.0
- world 13.3 (+20%)
- kg per person
- 26.1
- world 6.36
- 10-year change
- −16%
- world +43%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Israel | 138,089 | 0.27% |
| 30 | Venezuela | 101,828 | 0.20% |
| 31 | Uruguay | 88,364 | 0.17% |
| 32 | Tunisia | 81,069 | 0.16% |
| 33 | Mali | 73,290 | 0.14% |
Map of world production of tangerines and mandarins
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 | 88,364 | +14% | 5,534 | 15.97 |
| 2023 | 77,827 | −15% | 4,852 | 16.04 |
| 2022 | 91,841 | −7.9% | 5,506 | 16.68 |
| 2021 | 99,736 | +28% | 5,712 | 17.46 |
| 2020 | 77,800 | −1.2% | 5,652 | 13.77 |
| 2019 | 78,744 | +11% | 5,346 | 14.73 |
| 2018 | 71,227 | −23% | 5,157 | 13.81 |
| 2017 | 93,013 | −2.2% | 5,481 | 16.97 |
| 2016 | 95,095 | −7.0% | 5,760 | 16.51 |
| 2015 | 102,282 | −2.4% | 5,911 | 17.30 |
| 2014 | 104,846 | +26% | 5,984 | 17.52 |
| 2013 | 83,308 | −33% | 6,113 | 13.63 |
| 2012 | 123,700 | +32% | 5,385 | 22.97 |
| 2011 | 93,407 | −23% | 5,437 | 17.18 |
| 2010 | 121,445 | +31% | 6,645 | 18.28 |
| 2009 | 92,777 | +4.9% | 5,165 | 17.96 |
| 2008 | 88,450 | −25% | 6,424 | 13.77 |
| 2007 | 117,673 | +33% | 6,521 | 18.05 |
| 2006 | 88,246 | −6.5% | 5,902 | 14.95 |
| 2005 | 94,400 | +22% | 6,600 | 14.30 |
| 2004 | 77,303 | +3.1% | 6,500 | 11.89 |
| 2003 | 75,000 | +0.7% | 6,500 | 11.54 |
| 2002 | 74,503 | −23% | 6,331 | 11.77 |
| 2001 | 97,000 | +49% | 6,400 | 15.16 |
| 2000 | 65,185 | −31% | 4,500 | 14.49 |
| 1999 | 94,530 | −12% | 5,600 | 16.88 |
| 1998 | 108,000 | +22% | 5,700 | 18.95 |
| 1997 | 88,601 | +8.0% | 5,300 | 16.72 |
| 1996 | 82,058 | +64% | 4,550 | 18.03 |
| 1995 | 50,012 | −11% | 3,208 | 15.59 |
| 1994 | 56,166 | −3.2% | 3,684 | 15.25 |
| 1993 | 58,000 | +8.6% | 3,869 | 14.99 |
| 1992 | 53,400 | +1.6% | 3,625 | 14.73 |
| 1991 | 52,541 | +34% | 4,300 | 12.22 |
| 1990 | 39,295 | +48% | 3,589 | 10.95 |
| 1989 | 26,500 | −28% | 3,500 | 7.57 |
| 1988 | 36,928 | −18% | 3,500 | 10.55 |
| 1987 | 45,153 | +13% | 3,900 | 11.58 |
| 1986 | 40,000 | +14% | 3,500 | 11.43 |
| 1985 | 35,201 | +2.0% | 3,200 | 11.00 |
| 1984 | 34,500 | +15% | — | — |
| 1983 | 30,000 | −16% | — | — |
| 1982 | 35,700 | +15% | — | — |
| 1981 | 31,098 | +17% | — | — |
| 1980 | 26,643 | −4.8% | — | — |
| 1979 | 28,000 | +3.7% | — | — |
| 1978 | 27,000 | −6.9% | — | — |
| 1977 | 29,000 | −3.3% | — | — |
| 1976 | 30,000 | −3.2% | — | — |
| 1975 | 31,000 | −3.1% | — | — |
| 1974 | 32,000 | −3.0% | — | — |
| 1973 | 33,000 | −2.9% | — | — |
| 1972 | 34,000 | −2.9% | — | — |
| 1971 | 35,000 | −2.4% | — | — |
| 1970 | 35,878 | +8.7% | — | — |
| 1969 | 33,000 | +10% | — | — |
| 1968 | 30,000 | +7.1% | — | — |
| 1967 | 28,000 | +21% | — | — |
| 1966 | 23,091 | +22% | — | — |
| 1965 | 19,000 | −17% | — | — |
| 1964 | 23,000 | +4.5% | — | — |
| 1963 | 22,000 | 0.0% | — | — |
| 1962 | 22,000 | −0.6% | — | — |
| 1961 | 22,135 | — | — | — |
Trade, 2024
- Exports
- 32,140 t USD 44.1 m
- Exporter rank
- 18 of 107
- Imports
- 123 t USD 98,000
- Importer rank
- 133 of 169
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 tangerines and mandarins in Uruguay?
Uruguay produced 88,364 t in 2024, 0.17% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Uruguay rank in the world for production of tangerines and mandarins?
Uruguay ranked 31st of 72 countries in 2024. The largest producer was China with 52.0% of the world total.
How has the production of tangerines and mandarins in Uruguay changed?
It fell by 16% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +43% for the world. The record was 123,700 t in 2012.
What is the yield of tangerines and mandarins in Uruguay?
16.0 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (88,364 t from 5,534 ha), against a world average of 13.3 t/ha.
Does Uruguay export or import tangerines, mandarins, clementines?
In 2024 Uruguay reported exports of 32,140 t (USD 44.1 m) and imports of 123 t (USD 98,000), 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.