Country area — Area in Uruguay

Uruguay: Country area — Area was 17,622 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
17,622 1000 ha
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
97th
of 248 countries
All-time high
17,622 1000 ha
in 1961
All-time low
17,622 1000 ha
in 2024
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Country area — Area in Uruguay, 1961–2024

05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k196119922024

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.

Analysis

Uruguay recorded 17,622 1000 ha for country area — area in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.

The figure is down 0.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, country area — area in Uruguay peaked at 17,622 1000 ha in 1961 and was at its lowest, 17,622 1000 ha, in 2024.

Uruguay ranks 97th of 248 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 17,622 1000 ha 17,622 1000 ha 17,622 1000 ha 9
1970s 17,622 1000 ha 17,622 1000 ha 17,622 1000 ha 10
1980s 17,622 1000 ha 17,622 1000 ha 17,622 1000 ha 10
1990s 17,622 1000 ha 17,622 1000 ha 17,622 1000 ha 10
2000s 17,622 1000 ha 17,622 1000 ha 17,622 1000 ha 10
2010s 17,622 1000 ha 17,622 1000 ha 17,622 1000 ha 10
2020s 17,622 1000 ha 17,622 1000 ha 17,622 1000 ha 5

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 94 Senegal 19,671 1000 ha compare
  2. 95 Syrian Arab Republic 18,518 1000 ha compare
  3. 96 Cambodia 18,104 1000 ha compare
  4. 98 Suriname 16,382 1000 ha compare
  5. 99 Tunisia 16,361 1000 ha compare
  6. 100 Bangladesh 14,757 1000 ha compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is country area — area in Uruguay?
Country area — area in Uruguay was 17,622 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest country area — area recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 17,622 1000 ha in 1961.
What is the lowest country area — area recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 17,622 1000 ha in 2024.
How does Uruguay rank for country area — area?
Uruguay ranks 97th out of 248 countries with data for 2024.
Is country area — area rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Uruguay data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Country area — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Country area — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
284 places, 16,500 data points, 1961–2024
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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.