Latvia vs Uruguay: Arable land use per person
Latvia
0.722 hectares per person
in 2023
Uruguay
0.6492 hectares per person
in 2023
Latvia rank
9th
Uruguay rank
12th
Arable land use per person over time
- Latvia
- Uruguay
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 0.722 hectares per person against 0.6492 hectares per person in Uruguay, a difference of 0.0728 hectares per person.
That makes Latvia's figure about 1.1 times Uruguay's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Latvia ahead.
Latvia ranks 9th and Uruguay ranks 12th of 206 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Latvia averaged higher in 3 and Uruguay in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latvia | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5141 hectares per person | 0.4106 hectares per person | 0.1034 hectares per person | Latvia |
| 2000s | 0.4759 hectares per person | 0.4619 hectares per person | 0.0139 hectares per person | Latvia |
| 2010s | 0.6212 hectares per person | 0.6656 hectares per person | 0.0444 hectares per person | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 0.7172 hectares per person | 0.6167 hectares per person | 0.1005 hectares per person | Latvia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arable land use per person, Latvia or Uruguay?
- Latvia, at 0.722 hectares per person against 0.6492 hectares per person in Uruguay as of 2023.
- What is the difference in arable land use per person between Latvia and Uruguay?
- 0.0728 hectares per person, with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Uruguay?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
- How do Latvia and Uruguay rank globally for arable land use per person?
- Latvia ranks 9th and Uruguay ranks 12th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Arable land use per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Arable land is defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops, temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. It is measured in hectares per person.