Northern Africa vs Uruguay: Cropland — Area per capita
Cropland — Area per capita over time
- Northern Africa
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 0.65 ha/cap against 0.18 ha/cap in Northern Africa, a difference of 0.47 ha/cap.
That makes Uruguay's figure about 3.6 times Northern Africa's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Uruguay has been ahead every year.
Northern Africa ranks 19th 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 | Northern Africa | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4544 ha/cap | 0.8489 ha/cap | 0.3944 ha/cap | Uruguay |
| 1970s | 0.38 ha/cap | 0.584 ha/cap | 0.204 ha/cap | Uruguay |
| 1980s | 0.297 ha/cap | 0.457 ha/cap | 0.16 ha/cap | Uruguay |
| 1990s | 0.264 ha/cap | 0.423 ha/cap | 0.159 ha/cap | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 0.233 ha/cap | 0.47 ha/cap | 0.237 ha/cap | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 0.212 ha/cap | 0.677 ha/cap | 0.465 ha/cap | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 0.188 ha/cap | 0.634 ha/cap | 0.446 ha/cap | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cropland — area per capita, Northern Africa or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 0.65 ha/cap against 0.18 ha/cap in Northern Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cropland — area per capita between Northern Africa and Uruguay?
- 0.47 ha/cap, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Northern Africa and Uruguay?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Northern Africa and Uruguay rank globally for cropland — area per capita?
- Northern Africa ranks 19th 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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About this data
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.