Agriculture area actually irrigated — Share in Agricultural land in Uruguay
Uruguay: Agriculture area actually irrigated — Share in Agricultural land was 1.47 % in 2018. ▲ Rising
Agriculture area actually irrigated — Share in Agricultural land in Uruguay, 2006–2018
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 1.47 % for agriculture area actually irrigated — share in agricultural land in 2018.
The figure is up 19.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture area actually irrigated — share in agricultural land in Uruguay peaked at 1.49 % in 2016 and was at its lowest, 1.08 %, in 2007.
Uruguay ranks 54th of 76 countries on this measure, 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 — Share in Agricultural land in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 1.15 % | — |
| 2007 | 1.08 % | -6.1% |
| 2008 | 1.23 % | +13.9% |
| 2009 | 1.17 % | -4.9% |
| 2010 | 1.23 % | +5.1% |
| 2011 | 1.38 % | +12.2% |
| 2012 | 1.38 % | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.49 % | +8.0% |
| 2017 | 1.47 % | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 1.47 % | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.16 % | 1.08 % | 1.23 % | 4 |
| 2010s | 1.4 % | 1.23 % | 1.49 % | 6 |
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- 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)
- Newsprint — Import quantity, gaps filled 4,000 t (2024)
- Newsprint — Import quantity, annual growth rate 55.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Newsprint — Import value, gaps filled 2,345 1000 USD (2024)
- Newsprint — Import value, annual growth rate 10.77 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture area actually irrigated — share in agricultural land in Uruguay?
- Agriculture area actually irrigated — share in agricultural land in Uruguay was 1.47 % in 2018, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agriculture area actually irrigated — share in agricultural land recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 1.49 % in 2016.
- What is the lowest agriculture area actually irrigated — share in agricultural land recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.08 % in 2007.
- How does Uruguay rank for agriculture area actually irrigated — share in agricultural land?
- Uruguay ranks 54th out of 76 countries with data for 2018.
- Is agriculture area actually irrigated — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.5%. 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 — Share in Agricultural land. 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.