Uruguay vs Zimbabwe: Grazing land use over the long-term
Uruguay
12.00 million hectares
in 2025
Zimbabwe
12.10 million hectares
in 2025
Uruguay rank
45th
Zimbabwe rank
44th
Grazing land use over the long-term over time
- Uruguay
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 12.10 million hectares against 12.00 million hectares in Uruguay, a difference of 100,000 hectares.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
Uruguay ranks 45th and Zimbabwe ranks 44th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Uruguay averaged higher in 14 and Zimbabwe in 26.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Uruguay | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0 hectares | 966,268 hectares | 966,268 hectares | Zimbabwe |
| 1100s | 0 hectares | 966,268 hectares | 966,268 hectares | Zimbabwe |
| 1200s | 0 hectares | 966,268 hectares | 966,268 hectares | Zimbabwe |
| 1300s | 0 hectares | 966,268 hectares | 966,268 hectares | Zimbabwe |
| 1400s | 0 hectares | 966,268 hectares | 966,268 hectares | Zimbabwe |
| 1500s | 0 hectares | 1.93 million hectares | 1.93 million hectares | Zimbabwe |
| 1600s | 300,989 hectares | 2.10 million hectares | 1.80 million hectares | Zimbabwe |
| 1700s | 317,700 hectares | 2.26 million hectares | 1.94 million hectares | Zimbabwe |
| 1710s | 332,239 hectares | 2.34 million hectares | 2.01 million hectares | Zimbabwe |
| 1720s | 347,365 hectares | 2.42 million hectares | 2.07 million hectares | Zimbabwe |
| 1730s | 363,094 hectares | 2.50 million hectares | 2.13 million hectares | Zimbabwe |
| 1740s | 379,439 hectares | 2.58 million hectares | 2.20 million hectares | Zimbabwe |
| 1750s | 396,410 hectares | 2.66 million hectares | 2.26 million hectares | Zimbabwe |
| 1760s | 414,019 hectares | 2.63 million hectares | 2.22 million hectares | Zimbabwe |
| 1770s | 432,272 hectares | 2.60 million hectares | 2.17 million hectares | Zimbabwe |
| 1780s | 451,174 hectares | 2.57 million hectares | 2.12 million hectares | Zimbabwe |
| 1790s | 470,724 hectares | 2.54 million hectares | 2.07 million hectares | Zimbabwe |
| 1800s | 490,919 hectares | 2.51 million hectares | 2.02 million hectares | Zimbabwe |
| 1810s | 511,749 hectares | 2.47 million hectares | 1.96 million hectares | Zimbabwe |
| 1820s | 533,198 hectares | 2.44 million hectares | 1.91 million hectares | Zimbabwe |
| 1830s | 712,093 hectares | 2.40 million hectares | 1.69 million hectares | Zimbabwe |
| 1840s | 938,691 hectares | 2.37 million hectares | 1.43 million hectares | Zimbabwe |
| 1850s | 1.24 million hectares | 2.33 million hectares | 1.09 million hectares | Zimbabwe |
| 1860s | 2.20 million hectares | 2.47 million hectares | 278,360 hectares | Zimbabwe |
| 1870s | 3.13 million hectares | 2.63 million hectares | 497,560 hectares | Uruguay |
| 1880s | 4.17 million hectares | 2.80 million hectares | 1.37 million hectares | Uruguay |
| 1890s | 6.07 million hectares | 2.97 million hectares | 3.09 million hectares | Uruguay |
| 1900s | 7.95 million hectares | 3.16 million hectares | 4.79 million hectares | Uruguay |
| 1910s | 8.89 million hectares | 3.58 million hectares | 5.31 million hectares | Uruguay |
| 1920s | 10.05 million hectares | 4.01 million hectares | 6.04 million hectares | Uruguay |
| 1930s | 11.12 million hectares | 4.75 million hectares | 6.37 million hectares | Uruguay |
| 1940s | 12.10 million hectares | 5.58 million hectares | 6.52 million hectares | Uruguay |
| 1950s | 13.15 million hectares | 7.84 million hectares | 5.31 million hectares | Uruguay |
| 1960s | 13.61 million hectares | 9.11 million hectares | 4.50 million hectares | Uruguay |
| 1970s | 13.63 million hectares | 9.47 million hectares | 4.16 million hectares | Uruguay |
| 1980s | 13.57 million hectares | 9.82 million hectares | 3.74 million hectares | Uruguay |
| 1990s | 13.59 million hectares | 10.57 million hectares | 3.02 million hectares | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 13.26 million hectares | 11.91 million hectares | 1.35 million hectares | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 12.05 million hectares | 12.10 million hectares | 46,500 hectares | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 12.00 million hectares | 12.10 million hectares | 100,000 hectares | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher grazing land use over the long-term, Uruguay or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 12.10 million hectares against 12.00 million hectares in Uruguay as of 2025.
- What is the difference in grazing land use over the long-term between Uruguay and Zimbabwe?
- 100,000 hectares, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Uruguay and Zimbabwe?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Uruguay and Zimbabwe rank globally for grazing land use over the long-term?
- Uruguay ranks 45th and Zimbabwe ranks 44th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Grazing land use over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total grazingland area for each separate country over time.