Agriculture — Area, per capita in Uruguay
Uruguay: Agriculture — Area, per capita was 0.0045 1000 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.0045 1000 ha per person
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
9th
of 186 countries
All-time high
0.0064 1000 ha per person
in 1961
All-time low
0.0043 1000 ha per person
in 2012
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Agriculture — Area, per capita in Uruguay, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per person.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 0.0045 1000 ha per person for agriculture — area, per capita in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture — 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.
Agriculture — 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% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 0.0045 1000 ha per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0002 1000 ha per person, 18.6× the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 0.0045 1000 ha per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0002 1000 ha per person, 24.1× the median. (37 countries reporting)
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 Iceland 0.0044 1000 ha per person compare
- 11 Greenland 0.0043 1000 ha per person compare
- 12 Paraguay 0.0032 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)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 4.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 2.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture — area, per capita in Uruguay?
- Agriculture — area, per capita in Uruguay was 0.0045 1000 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agriculture — area, per capita recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0064 1000 ha per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest agriculture — area, per capita recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0043 1000 ha per person in 2012.
- How does Uruguay rank for agriculture — area, per capita?
- Uruguay ranks 9th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agriculture — 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 Agriculture — Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agriculture — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agriculture — Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Agriculture — 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
Agriculture — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.