Agriculture — Area, per square kilometre in Uruguay
Uruguay: Agriculture — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0876 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0876 1000 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
2nd
of 186 countries
All-time high
0.0934 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 1961
All-time low
0.0825 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2010
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Agriculture — Area, per square kilometre in Uruguay, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agriculture — area, per square kilometre in Uruguay is 0.0876 1000 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture — area, per square kilometre in Uruguay peaked at 0.0934 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0825 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 2010.
Uruguay ranks 2nd of 186 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Agriculture — Area, per square kilometre in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0934 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0928 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1963 | 0.0922 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0919 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1965 | 0.0913 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0909 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0905 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0898 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1969 | 0.0894 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0885 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0882 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1972 | 0.088 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0878 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0875 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0873 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0871 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0869 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0866 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0864 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0862 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 0.086 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0858 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0857 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0855 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0853 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0851 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0849 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0848 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0847 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0852 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0853 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0853 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0853 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0853 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0854 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0854 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0854 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0854 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0854 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0855 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0852 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.085 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0847 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0844 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0842 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.084 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0831 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0838 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0846 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0825 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 0.083 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0825 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.084 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0854 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 0.086 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0855 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0864 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0868 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0875 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0881 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0882 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0876 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0876 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 0.0876 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0248 1000 ha per square kilometre, 3.5× the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 0.0876 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0235 1000 ha per square kilometre, 3.7× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0914 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0894 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0934 1000 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0874 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0864 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0885 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0854 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0847 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0862 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0853 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0852 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0854 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0845 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0831 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0855 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.085 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0825 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0875 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0879 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0876 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0882 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 1 Lesotho 0.0929 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 3 Tuvalu 0.0867 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 4 Turkmenistan 0.0842 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 5 Saudi Arabia 0.081 1000 ha per square kilometre 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture — area, per square kilometre in Uruguay?
- Agriculture — area, per square kilometre in Uruguay was 0.0876 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agriculture — area, per square kilometre recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0934 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- What is the lowest agriculture — area, per square kilometre recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0825 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2010.
- How does Uruguay rank for agriculture — area, per square kilometre?
- Uruguay ranks 2nd out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agriculture — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agriculture — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agriculture — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Agriculture — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.