Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Uruguay
Uruguay: Agricultural land — Share in Land area was 87.36 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Uruguay, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 87.36 % for agricultural land — share in land area in 2024.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — share in land area in Uruguay peaked at 93.44 % in 1961 and was at its lowest, 82.46 %, in 2010.
That places Uruguay 4th out of 237 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 91.37 % | 89.41 % | 93.44 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 87.42 % | 86.4 % | 88.45 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 85.39 % | 84.69 % | 86.17 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 85.34 % | 85.23 % | 85.44 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 84.45 % | 83.13 % | 85.46 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.95 % | 82.46 % | 87.5 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.79 % | 87.36 % | 88.22 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 1 Tuvalu 99.96 % compare
- 2 Falkland Islands (Malvinas) 93.17 % compare
- 3 Lesotho 92.89 % compare
- 5 Turkmenistan 84.32 % compare
- 6 Côte d'Ivoire 83.86 % compare
- 7 Saudi Arabia 81.68 % compare
More environment data for Uruguay
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 13.88 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 306.54 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 119.9 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 74.74 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 85.56 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 13,081 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 0.26 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 39 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 14.19 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 2,169 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — share in land area in Uruguay?
- Agricultural land — share in land area in Uruguay was 87.36 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 93.44 % in 1961.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.46 % in 2010.
- How does Uruguay rank for agricultural land — share in land area?
- Uruguay ranks 4th out of 237 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural land — share in land area rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agricultural land — Share in Land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.