What is the difference in land area — area, per capita between New Zealand and Uruguay?

0.0002 1000 ha per person, with Uruguay ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Uruguay?

64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Land area — Area, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

New Zealand vs Uruguay: Land area — Area, per capita

New Zealand

0.005 1000 ha per person

in 2024

Uruguay

0.0052 1000 ha per person

in 2024

New Zealand rank

30th

Uruguay rank

27th

Land area — Area, per capita over time

New Zealand
Uruguay

How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 0.0052 1000 ha per person against 0.005 1000 ha per person in New Zealand, a difference of 0.0002 1000 ha per person.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was New Zealand ahead.

New Zealand ranks 30th and Uruguay ranks 27th of 190 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 6 and Uruguay in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	New Zealand	Uruguay	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.0101 1000 ha per person	0.0065 1000 ha per person	0.0035 1000 ha per person	New Zealand
1970s	0.0088 1000 ha per person	0.0061 1000 ha per person	0.0027 1000 ha per person	New Zealand
1980s	0.0082 1000 ha per person	0.0058 1000 ha per person	0.0024 1000 ha per person	New Zealand
1990s	0.0072 1000 ha per person	0.0055 1000 ha per person	0.0017 1000 ha per person	New Zealand
2000s	0.0064 1000 ha per person	0.0053 1000 ha per person	0.0011 1000 ha per person	New Zealand
2010s	0.0057 1000 ha per person	0.0052 1000 ha per person	0.0005 1000 ha per person	New Zealand
2020s	0.0051 1000 ha per person	0.0052 1000 ha per person	0 1000 ha per person	Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land area — area, per capita, New Zealand or Uruguay?: Uruguay, at 0.0052 1000 ha per person against 0.005 1000 ha per person in New Zealand as of 2024.
What is the difference in land area — area, per capita between New Zealand and Uruguay?: 0.0002 1000 ha per person, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Uruguay?: 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do New Zealand and Uruguay rank globally for land area — area, per capita?: New Zealand ranks 30th and Uruguay ranks 27th of 190 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Land area — Area, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Land area — Area, per capita
Unit: 1000 ha per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 193 places, 11,206 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed: 14 September 2026

Land area — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.