Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Uruguay
Uruguay: Arable land — Share in Agricultural land was 14.19 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Uruguay, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for arable land — share in agricultural land in Uruguay is 14.19 %, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 5.5% on the previous year and down 12.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — share in agricultural land in Uruguay peaked at 16.3 % in 2014 and was at its lowest, 8.32 %, in 1990.
That places Uruguay 182nd out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.86 % | 12.44 % | 15.33 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 10.61 % | 9.54 % | 11.65 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.9 % | 8.48 % | 9.3 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.7 % | 8.32 % | 9.1 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.27 % | 9.18 % | 14.82 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.04 % | 13.59 % | 16.3 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.78 % | 13.02 % | 15.01 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 179 Eswatini 14.78 % compare
- 180 Sudan (former) 14.48 % compare
- 181 Kazakhstan 14.29 % compare
- 183 United Arab Emirates 14.14 % compare
- 184 Chile 13.19 % compare
- 185 Guyana 13.17 % 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 — Area 2,169 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.65 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — share in agricultural land in Uruguay?
- Arable land — share in agricultural land in Uruguay was 14.19 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 16.3 % in 2014.
- What is the lowest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.32 % in 1990.
- How does Uruguay rank for arable land — share in agricultural land?
- Uruguay ranks 182nd out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.9%. 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 Arable land — 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.