Least Developed Countries (LDCs) vs Uruguay: Cropland — Area per capita

Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
0.19 ha/cap
in 2024
Uruguay
0.65 ha/cap
in 2024
Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank
16th
Uruguay rank
18th

Cropland — Area per capita over time

  • Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
  • Uruguay
0.20.40.60.81196119922024

How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 0.65 ha/cap against 0.19 ha/cap in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), a difference of 0.46 ha/cap.

That makes Uruguay's figure about 3.4 times Least Developed Countries (LDCs)'s.

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

Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 16th and Uruguay ranks 18th of 30 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Least Developed Countries (LDCs) Uruguay Difference Ahead
1960s 0.4522 ha/cap 0.8489 ha/cap 0.3967 ha/cap Uruguay
1970s 0.374 ha/cap 0.584 ha/cap 0.21 ha/cap Uruguay
1980s 0.303 ha/cap 0.457 ha/cap 0.154 ha/cap Uruguay
1990s 0.255 ha/cap 0.423 ha/cap 0.168 ha/cap Uruguay
2000s 0.224 ha/cap 0.47 ha/cap 0.246 ha/cap Uruguay
2010s 0.215 ha/cap 0.677 ha/cap 0.462 ha/cap Uruguay
2020s 0.196 ha/cap 0.634 ha/cap 0.438 ha/cap Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cropland — area per capita, Least Developed Countries (LDCs) or Uruguay?
Uruguay, at 0.65 ha/cap against 0.19 ha/cap in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) as of 2024.
What is the difference in cropland — area per capita between Least Developed Countries (LDCs) and Uruguay?
0.46 ha/cap, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Least Developed Countries (LDCs) and Uruguay?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Least Developed Countries (LDCs) and Uruguay rank globally for cropland — area per capita?
Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 16th and Uruguay ranks 18th of 30 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Cropland — Area per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Cropland — Area per capita
Unit
ha/cap
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
280 places, 16,444 data points, 1961–2024
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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.