Middle Africa vs Uruguay: Cropland — Area per capita

Middle Africa
0.19 ha/cap
in 2024
Uruguay
0.65 ha/cap
in 2024
Middle Africa rank
17th
Uruguay rank
16th

Cropland — Area per capita over time

  • Middle Africa
  • Uruguay
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How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 0.65 ha/cap against 0.19 ha/cap in Middle Africa, a difference of 0.46 ha/cap.

That makes Uruguay's figure about 3.4 times Middle Africa's.

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

Middle Africa ranks 17th and Uruguay ranks 16th of 34 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle Africa Uruguay Difference Ahead
1960s 0.6 ha/cap 0.8489 ha/cap 0.2489 ha/cap Uruguay
1970s 0.505 ha/cap 0.584 ha/cap 0.079 ha/cap Uruguay
1980s 0.398 ha/cap 0.457 ha/cap 0.059 ha/cap Uruguay
1990s 0.298 ha/cap 0.423 ha/cap 0.125 ha/cap Uruguay
2000s 0.225 ha/cap 0.47 ha/cap 0.245 ha/cap Uruguay
2010s 0.226 ha/cap 0.677 ha/cap 0.451 ha/cap Uruguay
2020s 0.198 ha/cap 0.634 ha/cap 0.436 ha/cap Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cropland — area per capita, Middle Africa or Uruguay?
Uruguay, at 0.65 ha/cap against 0.19 ha/cap in Middle Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in cropland — area per capita between Middle Africa and Uruguay?
0.46 ha/cap, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle Africa and Uruguay?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Middle Africa and Uruguay rank globally for cropland — area per capita?
Middle Africa ranks 17th and Uruguay ranks 16th of 34 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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About this data

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
266 places, 15,610 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.