What is arable land use per person in Uruguay?

Arable land use per person in Uruguay was 0.6492 hectares per person in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest arable land use per person recorded in Uruguay?

The highest recorded value was 0.9578 hectares per person in 1961.

What is the lowest arable land use per person recorded in Uruguay?

The lowest recorded value was 0.3998 hectares per person in 1990.

How does Uruguay rank for arable land use per person?

Uruguay ranks 12th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.

Is arable land use per person rising or falling in Uruguay?

Over the last ten years it is down 5.9%. 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 (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Arable land use per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Arable land use per person in Uruguay

Name: Arable land use per person in Uruguay
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Uruguay: Arable land use per person was 0.6492 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

0.6492 hectares per person

Change on year

up 4.1%

World rank

12th

of 206 countries

All-time high

0.9578 hectares per person

in 1961

All-time low

0.3998 hectares per person

in 1990

Years of data

1961–2023

Arable land use per person in Uruguay, 1961–2023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per person.

Analysis

The most recent figure for arable land use per person in Uruguay is 0.6492 hectares per person, measured in 2023.

The figure is up 4.1% on the previous year and down 5.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, arable land use per person in Uruguay peaked at 0.9578 hectares per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.3998 hectares per person, in 1990.

That places Uruguay 12th out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.8292 hectares per person	0.7015 hectares per person	0.9578 hectares per person	9
1970s	0.5676 hectares per person	0.4908 hectares per person	0.6464 hectares per person	10
1980s	0.4418 hectares per person	0.4073 hectares per person	0.4753 hectares per person	10
1990s	0.4086 hectares per person	0.3998 hectares per person	0.4183 hectares per person	10
2000s	0.4619 hectares per person	0.4204 hectares per person	0.6631 hectares per person	10
2010s	0.6656 hectares per person	0.6126 hectares per person	0.7258 hectares per person	10
2020s	0.6167 hectares per person	0.5956 hectares per person	0.6492 hectares per person	4

Countries ranked near Uruguay

9 Latvia 0.722 hectares per person compare
10 Niger 0.6766 hectares per person compare
11 Paraguay 0.6664 hectares per person compare
13 Belarus 0.6066 hectares per person compare
14 Bulgaria 0.5408 hectares per person compare
15 Estonia 0.5189 hectares per person compare

See the full ranking of 206 places →

More environment data for Uruguay

Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 44.63 Mt CO2e (2024)
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 13.18 t CO2e/capita (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 22.96 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.1213 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.0428 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0578 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 28.5 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0117 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0191 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 5.28 Mt CO2e (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is arable land use per person in Uruguay?: Arable land use per person in Uruguay was 0.6492 hectares per person in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest arable land use per person recorded in Uruguay?: The highest recorded value was 0.9578 hectares per person in 1961.
What is the lowest arable land use per person recorded in Uruguay?: The lowest recorded value was 0.3998 hectares per person in 1990.
How does Uruguay rank for arable land use per person?: Uruguay ranks 12th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
Is arable land use per person rising or falling in Uruguay?: Over the last ten years it is down 5.9%. 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 (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Arable land use per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Arable land use per person
Unit: hectares per person
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 206 places, 11,842 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Arable land is defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops, temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. It is measured in hectares per person.