Maize (corn) production in Uruguay

Maize (corn) production in Uruguay was 581,658 tonnes in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. That is up 118.8% from 2023. That is the 75th highest of 169 countries in 2024.

2024, tonnes581,658 Estimated

Change on 2023+118.8%

Rank75th of 169Countries ranked

Series high878,0002022

Series low60,1561989

Next release: Thursday, 31 December 2026, estimated by Invokely from past publication dates (low confidence), not announced by the publisher. Release calendar

Maize (corn) production in Uruguay, 1961 to 2024

tonnes. Source: FAOSTAT, Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Maize (corn), production, t (item 56, element 5510). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2025-12-31.

All 64 values

Period	tonnes
2024	581,658 Estimated
2023	265,900
2022	878,000
2021	769,500
2020	763,100
2019	816,000
2018	309,000
2017	471,000
2016	487,000
2015	479,000
2014	564,500
2013	692,600
2012	528,000
2011	286,200
2010	529,100
2009	269,800
2008	334,700
2007	337,763
2006	205,000
2005	251,000
2004	223,000
2003	178,500
2002	163,400
2001	266,800
2000	64,700
1999	242,500
1998	203,300
1997	162,100
1996	128,100
1995	117,000
1994	89,700
1993	138,400
1992	124,900
1991	133,500
1990	112,313
1989	60,156
1988	118,330
1987	103,699
1986	75,600
1985	107,979
1984	111,813
1983	103,710
1982	97,324
1981	180,780
1980	125,824
1979	70,922
1978	171,669
1977	120,996
1976	210,404
1975	157,135
1974	225,235
1973	228,575
1972	141,200
1971	166,015
1970	189,413
1969	128,820
1968	69,165
1967	116,885
1966	181,880
1965	62,720
1964	91,064
1963	205,653
1962	155,175
1961	223,723

Uruguay compared with nearby places

Under 1M
1M to 5M
5M and over
No data

Maize (corn) production, 2024, tonnes. Uruguay is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

Rankings

Countries by maize (corn) production 175 places
EU countries by maize (corn) production 26 places

Definition

Quantity of maize (corn) harvested dry for grain produced in the calendar year, in tonnes, as published in FAOSTAT's crops and livestock products domain. Countries report to FAO through its annual production questionnaire; FAO fills gaps with official publications and its own estimates.

Green maize and maize cut for forage are not included. FAO fills gaps in national reporting with its own estimates and imputations, which are marked as estimated, and revises past years when countries send new figures.

Report a problem with this figure

How to cite

FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Maize (corn), production, t (item 56, element 5510). Accessed on 2026-10-12. https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip Licence: CC-BY-4.0. FAO does not endorse Invokely or this use of the data.

Citation styles

The publisher is the author. Invokely is named only as the place the figures were read, where a style asks for it.

APA 7

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. (2025). Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Maize (corn), production, t (item 56, element 5510) (Maize (corn) production, Uruguay, 1961 to 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip

MLA 9

Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Maize (corn), production, t (item 56, element 5510), Maize (corn) production, Uruguay, 1961 to 2024. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 31 Dec. 2025, https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/maize-production/uruguay. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. 2025. Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Maize (corn), production, t (item 56, element 5510). Maize (corn) production, Uruguay, 1961 to 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/maize-production/uruguay.

Harvard

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Maize (corn), production, t (item 56, element 5510), Maize (corn) production, Uruguay, 1961 to 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/maize-production/uruguay (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

@misc{food_maize_corn_production_uruguay_2024,
  author = {{Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations}},
  title = {{Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Maize (corn), production, t (item 56, element 5510): Maize (corn) production, Uruguay, 1961 to 2024}},
  year = {2025},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/maize-production/uruguay. Publisher attribution: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Maize (corn), production, t (item 56, element 5510). Accessed on 2026-10-12. https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production\_Crops\_Livestock\_E\_All\_Data\_\%28Normalized\%29.zip Licence: CC-BY-4.0. FAO does not endorse Invokely or this use of the data.},
}

RIS

TY  - DATA
AU  - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
TI  - Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Maize (corn), production, t (item 56, element 5510): Maize (corn) production, Uruguay, 1961 to 2024
PY  - 2025
DA  - 2025/12/31
PB  - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
DB  - Invokely
UR  - https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip
L2  - https://invokely.ai/en/maize-production/uruguay
Y2  - 2026/10/12
N1  - Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/maize-production/uruguay.
N1  - Publisher attribution: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Maize (corn), production, t (item 56, element 5510). Accessed on 2026-10-12. https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip Licence: CC-BY-4.0. FAO does not endorse Invokely or this use of the data.
ER  -

Embed this chart

Paste this code into a web page or a blog post. The chart shows the latest figures as they are published, with the source and a link back to this page.

Embed code

<iframe src="https://invokely.ai/embed/maize-production/uruguay" width="760" height="440" title="Maize (corn) production, Uruguay, chart from Invokely" loading="lazy" style="border:0;width:100%;max-width:760px" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin"></iframe>

Sites that read oEmbed links, such as WordPress, can show the chart when you paste the link to this page.

Use this data in your AI agent

Invokely serves this figure to AI assistants through MCP and to code through a REST API, with the source and citation attached. Ask your assistant:

What is the latest maize (corn) production in Uruguay? Cite the source.

get_value {"indicator":"maize_production","place":"uy"}
GET https://invokely.ai/api/v1/value?indicator=maize_production&place=uy

Connect Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor in one step. The trial answers 25 calls a day without an account.

Questions

What is the maize (corn) production in Uruguay?

Where does this figure come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Maize (corn), production, t (item 56, element 5510). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest maize (corn) production in Uruguay?

878,000 tonnes in 2022, the highest value since 1961 in this series.

Maize (corn) production in other countries

Related statistics for Uruguay

All statistics for Uruguay | Uruguay in figures