Agriculture area actually irrigated — Area in Uruguay
Uruguay: Agriculture area actually irrigated — Area was 223 1000 ha in 2018. ▲ Rising
Agriculture area actually irrigated — Area in Uruguay, 2006–2018
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agriculture area actually irrigated — area in Uruguay is 223 1000 ha, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 23.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture area actually irrigated — area in Uruguay peaked at 223 1000 ha in 2016 and was at its lowest, 157 1000 ha, in 2007.
That places Uruguay 49th out of 91 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Agriculture area actually irrigated — Area in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 169 1000 ha | — |
| 2007 | 157 1000 ha | -7.1% |
| 2008 | 180 1000 ha | +14.6% |
| 2009 | 173 1000 ha | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 178 1000 ha | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 200 1000 ha | +12.4% |
| 2012 | 200 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 223 1000 ha | +11.5% |
| 2017 | 223 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 223 1000 ha | +0.0% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 223 1000 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 93.96 1000 ha, 2.4× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 223 1000 ha is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 603.7 1000 ha, 37% of the median. (8 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 169.75 1000 ha | 157 1000 ha | 180 1000 ha | 4 |
| 2010s | 207.83 1000 ha | 178 1000 ha | 223 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
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)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 3.64 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture area actually irrigated — area in Uruguay?
- Agriculture area actually irrigated — area in Uruguay was 223 1000 ha in 2018, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agriculture area actually irrigated — area recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 223 1000 ha in 2016.
- What is the lowest agriculture area actually irrigated — area recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 157 1000 ha in 2007.
- How does Uruguay rank for agriculture area actually irrigated — area?
- Uruguay ranks 49th out of 91 countries with data for 2018.
- Is agriculture area actually irrigated — area rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agriculture area actually irrigated — 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.