Agricultural land — Area, per capita in Uruguay
Uruguay: Agricultural land — Area, per capita was 0.0045 1000 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Agricultural land — Area, per capita in Uruguay, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural land — area, per capita in Uruguay is 0.0045 1000 ha per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — area, per capita in Uruguay peaked at 0.0064 1000 ha per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0043 1000 ha per person, in 2012.
Uruguay ranks 9th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Agricultural land — Area, per capita in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0064 1000 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0063 1000 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 1963 | 0.0062 1000 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 1964 | 0.0061 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1965 | 0.006 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0059 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1967 | 0.0058 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1968 | 0.0057 1000 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0056 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0055 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0055 1000 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0055 1000 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0054 1000 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0054 1000 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0053 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0053 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0052 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0052 1000 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0051 1000 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0051 1000 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0051 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 0.005 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 0.005 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 0.005 1000 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0049 1000 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0049 1000 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0049 1000 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0048 1000 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0048 1000 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0048 1000 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0048 1000 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0048 1000 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0047 1000 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0047 1000 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0047 1000 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0047 1000 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0046 1000 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0046 1000 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0046 1000 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0046 1000 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0046 1000 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0045 1000 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0045 1000 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0045 1000 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0045 1000 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0045 1000 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0044 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0044 1000 ha per person | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0045 1000 ha per person | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0043 1000 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0044 1000 ha per person | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0043 1000 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0044 1000 ha per person | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0045 1000 ha per person | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0045 1000 ha per person | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0044 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0045 1000 ha per person | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0045 1000 ha per person | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0045 1000 ha per person | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0045 1000 ha per person | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0045 1000 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0045 1000 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0045 1000 ha per person | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0045 1000 ha per person | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.006 1000 ha per person | 0.0056 1000 ha per person | 0.0064 1000 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0053 1000 ha per person | 0.0051 1000 ha per person | 0.0055 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.005 1000 ha per person | 0.0048 1000 ha per person | 0.0051 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0047 1000 ha per person | 0.0046 1000 ha per person | 0.0048 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0045 1000 ha per person | 0.0044 1000 ha per person | 0.0046 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0044 1000 ha per person | 0.0043 1000 ha per person | 0.0045 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0045 1000 ha per person | 0.0045 1000 ha per person | 0.0045 1000 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 6 Mauritania 0.0077 1000 ha per person compare
- 7 Turkmenistan 0.0053 1000 ha per person compare
- 8 Saudi Arabia 0.005 1000 ha per person compare
- 10 Greenland 0.0043 1000 ha per person compare
- 11 Iceland 0.0042 1000 ha per person compare
- 12 Paraguay 0.0031 1000 ha per person compare
More environment data for Uruguay
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.58 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.3 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.385 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.622 °C (2025)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled 86,983 t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, annual growth rate 7.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Country area — Area, annual growth rate -0.0028 % change on previous year (2024)
- Country area — Area, per unit of GDP 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Country area — Area, per capita 0.0052 1000 ha per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — area, per capita in Uruguay?
- Agricultural land — area, per capita in Uruguay was 0.0045 1000 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural land — area, per capita recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0064 1000 ha per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — area, per capita recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0043 1000 ha per person in 2012.
- How does Uruguay rank for agricultural land — area, per capita?
- Uruguay ranks 9th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural land — area, per capita rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agricultural land — Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agricultural land — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agricultural land — Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Agricultural land — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Agricultural land — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.