Agriculture — Area in Uruguay
Uruguay: Agriculture — Area was 15,289 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Agriculture — Area in Uruguay, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 15,289 1000 ha for agriculture — area in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture — area in Uruguay peaked at 16,354 1000 ha in 1961 and was at its lowest, 14,433 1000 ha, in 2010.
That places Uruguay 63rd out of 237 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15,992 1000 ha | 15,648 1000 ha | 16,354 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 15,301 1000 ha | 15,121 1000 ha | 15,481 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 14,946 1000 ha | 14,822 1000 ha | 15,081 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 14,936 1000 ha | 14,917 1000 ha | 14,954 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 14,781 1000 ha | 14,550 1000 ha | 14,958 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 14,869 1000 ha | 14,433 1000 ha | 15,314 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 15,366 1000 ha | 15,289 1000 ha | 15,441 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 60 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 17,107 1000 ha compare
- 61 Uganda 16,097 1000 ha compare
- 62 Libya 15,350 1000 ha compare
- 64 Poland 14,723 1000 ha compare
- 65 Yugoslav SFR 13,971 1000 ha compare
- 66 Syrian Arab Republic 13,613 1000 ha 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 agriculture — area in Uruguay?
- Agriculture — area in Uruguay was 15,289 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agriculture — area recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 16,354 1000 ha in 1961.
- What is the lowest agriculture — area recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 14,433 1000 ha in 2010.
- How does Uruguay rank for agriculture — area?
- Uruguay ranks 63rd out of 237 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agriculture — 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 Agriculture — 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.