Country area — Area, per capita in Uruguay

Uruguay: Country area — Area, per capita was 0.0052 1000 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
0.0052 1000 ha per person
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
29th
of 190 countries
All-time high
0.0069 1000 ha per person
in 1961
All-time low
0.0052 1000 ha per person
in 2020
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Country area — Area, per capita in Uruguay, 1961–2024

00.0020.0040.006196119922024

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per person.

Analysis

The most recent figure for country area — area, per capita in Uruguay is 0.0052 1000 ha per person, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of down 0.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, country area — area, per capita in Uruguay peaked at 0.0069 1000 ha per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0052 1000 ha per person, in 2020.

Uruguay ranks 29th of 190 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.

Country area — Area, per capita in Uruguay, year by year

Annual values for Country area — Area, per capita in Uruguay, 1961 to 2024.
Year 1000 ha per person Change
1961 0.0069 1000 ha per person
1962 0.0068 1000 ha per person -1.2%
1963 0.0067 1000 ha per person -1.2%
1964 0.0066 1000 ha per person -1.1%
1965 0.0066 1000 ha per person -1.0%
1966 0.0065 1000 ha per person -1.0%
1967 0.0064 1000 ha per person -0.9%
1968 0.0064 1000 ha per person -0.8%
1969 0.0064 1000 ha per person -0.7%
1970 0.0063 1000 ha per person -0.6%
1971 0.0063 1000 ha per person -0.6%
1972 0.0062 1000 ha per person -0.5%
1973 0.0062 1000 ha per person -0.5%
1974 0.0062 1000 ha per person -0.6%
1975 0.0061 1000 ha per person -0.6%
1976 0.0061 1000 ha per person -0.7%
1977 0.0061 1000 ha per person -0.6%
1978 0.006 1000 ha per person -0.6%
1979 0.006 1000 ha per person -0.5%
1980 0.006 1000 ha per person -0.4%
1981 0.0059 1000 ha per person -0.4%
1982 0.0059 1000 ha per person -0.4%
1983 0.0059 1000 ha per person -0.4%
1984 0.0059 1000 ha per person -0.5%
1985 0.0058 1000 ha per person -0.5%
1986 0.0058 1000 ha per person -0.5%
1987 0.0058 1000 ha per person -0.6%
1988 0.0057 1000 ha per person -0.6%
1989 0.0057 1000 ha per person -0.6%
1990 0.0057 1000 ha per person -0.6%
1991 0.0056 1000 ha per person -0.6%
1992 0.0056 1000 ha per person -0.6%
1993 0.0056 1000 ha per person -0.5%
1994 0.0056 1000 ha per person -0.5%
1995 0.0055 1000 ha per person -0.5%
1996 0.0055 1000 ha per person -0.5%
1997 0.0055 1000 ha per person -0.5%
1998 0.0054 1000 ha per person -0.5%
1999 0.0054 1000 ha per person -0.5%
2000 0.0054 1000 ha per person -0.4%
2001 0.0054 1000 ha per person -0.2%
2002 0.0054 1000 ha per person -0.1%
2003 0.0054 1000 ha per person -0.1%
2004 0.0054 1000 ha per person -0.1%
2005 0.0054 1000 ha per person -0.1%
2006 0.0054 1000 ha per person -0.1%
2007 0.0053 1000 ha per person -0.2%
2008 0.0053 1000 ha per person -0.2%
2009 0.0053 1000 ha per person -0.2%
2010 0.0053 1000 ha per person -0.3%
2011 0.0053 1000 ha per person -0.2%
2012 0.0053 1000 ha per person -0.3%
2013 0.0053 1000 ha per person -0.3%
2014 0.0053 1000 ha per person -0.3%
2015 0.0052 1000 ha per person -0.3%
2016 0.0052 1000 ha per person -0.3%
2017 0.0052 1000 ha per person -0.3%
2018 0.0052 1000 ha per person -0.2%
2019 0.0052 1000 ha per person -0.1%
2020 0.0052 1000 ha per person -0.1%
2021 0.0052 1000 ha per person +0.1%
2022 0.0052 1000 ha per person +0.2%
2023 0.0052 1000 ha per person +0.1%
2024 0.0052 1000 ha per person +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.0066 1000 ha per person 0.0064 1000 ha per person 0.0069 1000 ha per person 9
1970s 0.0062 1000 ha per person 0.006 1000 ha per person 0.0063 1000 ha per person 10
1980s 0.0058 1000 ha per person 0.0057 1000 ha per person 0.006 1000 ha per person 10
1990s 0.0055 1000 ha per person 0.0054 1000 ha per person 0.0057 1000 ha per person 10
2000s 0.0054 1000 ha per person 0.0053 1000 ha per person 0.0054 1000 ha per person 10
2010s 0.0052 1000 ha per person 0.0052 1000 ha per person 0.0053 1000 ha per person 10
2020s 0.0052 1000 ha per person 0.0052 1000 ha per person 0.0052 1000 ha per person 5

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 26 Belize 0.0055 1000 ha per person compare
  2. 27 South Sudan 0.0054 1000 ha per person compare
  3. 28 Congo 0.0054 1000 ha per person compare
  4. 30 Algeria 0.0051 1000 ha per person compare
  5. 31 Mali 0.0051 1000 ha per person compare
  6. 32 New Zealand 0.0051 1000 ha per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is country area — area, per capita in Uruguay?
Country area — area, per capita in Uruguay was 0.0052 1000 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest country area — area, per capita recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 0.0069 1000 ha per person in 1961.
What is the lowest country area — area, per capita recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0052 1000 ha per person in 2020.
How does Uruguay rank for country area — area, per capita?
Uruguay ranks 29th out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
Is country area — area, per capita rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. 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 Country area — Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Country area — Area, per capita
Unit
1000 ha per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
193 places, 11,205 data points, 1961–2024
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Country area — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.