Germany vs Uruguay: Agricultural land — Area

Germany
16,569 1000 ha
in 2024
Uruguay
15,289 1000 ha
in 2024
Germany rank
60th
Uruguay rank
63rd

Agricultural land — Area over time

  • Germany
  • Uruguay
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How they compare

Germany currently reports 16,569 1000 ha against 15,289 1000 ha in Uruguay, a difference of 1,280 1000 ha.

That makes Germany's figure about 1.1 times Uruguay's.

Across all 64 years both countries report, Germany has been ahead every year.

Germany ranks 60th and Uruguay ranks 63rd of 237 countries.

Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Germany Uruguay Difference Ahead
1960s 19,405 1000 ha 15,992 1000 ha 3,413 1000 ha Germany
1970s 18,815 1000 ha 15,301 1000 ha 3,515 1000 ha Germany
1980s 18,272 1000 ha 14,946 1000 ha 3,326 1000 ha Germany
1990s 17,312 1000 ha 14,936 1000 ha 2,377 1000 ha Germany
2000s 16,982 1000 ha 14,781 1000 ha 2,200 1000 ha Germany
2010s 16,689 1000 ha 14,869 1000 ha 1,821 1000 ha Germany
2020s 16,587 1000 ha 15,366 1000 ha 1,221 1000 ha Germany

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher agricultural land — area, Germany or Uruguay?
Germany, at 16,569 1000 ha against 15,289 1000 ha in Uruguay as of 2024.
What is the difference in agricultural land — area between Germany and Uruguay?
1,280 1000 ha, with Germany ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Uruguay?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Germany and Uruguay rank globally for agricultural land — area?
Germany ranks 60th and Uruguay ranks 63rd of 237 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Agricultural land — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Agricultural land — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
273 places, 16,066 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.