Cropland — Area, per capita in Uruguay

Uruguay: Cropland — Area, per capita was 0.0007 1000 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
0.0007 1000 ha per person
Change on year
down 5.6%
World rank
10th
of 185 countries
All-time high
0.001 1000 ha per person
in 1961
All-time low
0.0004 1000 ha per person
in 1990
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Cropland — Area, per capita in Uruguay, 1961–2024

0000.0010.0010.001196119922024

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for cropland — area, per capita in Uruguay is 0.0007 1000 ha per person, measured in 2024.

The figure is down 5.6% on the previous year and down 11.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cropland — area, per capita in Uruguay peaked at 0.001 1000 ha per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0004 1000 ha per person, in 1990.

Uruguay ranks 10th of 185 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Cropland — Area, per capita in Uruguay, year by year

Annual values for Cropland — Area, per capita in Uruguay, 1961 to 2024.
Year 1000 ha per person Change
1961 0.001 1000 ha per person
1962 0.0009 1000 ha per person -3.5%
1963 0.0009 1000 ha per person -3.5%
1964 0.0009 1000 ha per person -3.5%
1965 0.0008 1000 ha per person -3.5%
1966 0.0008 1000 ha per person -3.5%
1967 0.0008 1000 ha per person -4.2%
1968 0.0008 1000 ha per person -4.2%
1969 0.0007 1000 ha per person -4.2%
1970 0.0007 1000 ha per person -7.9%
1971 0.0006 1000 ha per person -2.7%
1972 0.0006 1000 ha per person -2.8%
1973 0.0006 1000 ha per person -2.8%
1974 0.0006 1000 ha per person -2.9%
1975 0.0006 1000 ha per person -3.0%
1976 0.0006 1000 ha per person -3.1%
1977 0.0005 1000 ha per person -3.1%
1978 0.0005 1000 ha per person -3.1%
1979 0.0005 1000 ha per person -3.1%
1980 0.0005 1000 ha per person -3.1%
1981 0.0005 1000 ha per person -1.5%
1982 0.0005 1000 ha per person -1.6%
1983 0.0005 1000 ha per person -1.6%
1984 0.0005 1000 ha per person -1.6%
1985 0.0005 1000 ha per person -1.6%
1986 0.0004 1000 ha per person -1.8%
1987 0.0004 1000 ha per person -1.7%
1988 0.0004 1000 ha per person -1.8%
1989 0.0004 1000 ha per person -1.9%
1990 0.0004 1000 ha per person -1.8%
1991 0.0004 1000 ha per person +0.4%
1992 0.0004 1000 ha per person +0.4%
1993 0.0004 1000 ha per person +0.5%
1994 0.0004 1000 ha per person +0.5%
1995 0.0004 1000 ha per person +0.4%
1996 0.0004 1000 ha per person +0.4%
1997 0.0004 1000 ha per person +0.4%
1998 0.0004 1000 ha per person +0.4%
1999 0.0004 1000 ha per person +0.5%
2000 0.0004 1000 ha per person +0.6%
2001 0.0004 1000 ha per person -0.1%
2002 0.0004 1000 ha per person -0.0%
2003 0.0004 1000 ha per person -0.0%
2004 0.0004 1000 ha per person -0.0%
2005 0.0004 1000 ha per person -0.1%
2006 0.0004 1000 ha per person +0.4%
2007 0.0005 1000 ha per person +5.6%
2008 0.0006 1000 ha per person +22.9%
2009 0.0007 1000 ha per person +19.5%
2010 0.0006 1000 ha per person -7.2%
2011 0.0007 1000 ha per person +15.2%
2012 0.0007 1000 ha per person -8.3%
2013 0.0007 1000 ha per person +6.4%
2014 0.0007 1000 ha per person +5.1%
2015 0.0007 1000 ha per person -0.6%
2016 0.0007 1000 ha per person -8.5%
2017 0.0007 1000 ha per person -2.1%
2018 0.0006 1000 ha per person -1.6%
2019 0.0006 1000 ha per person -3.3%
2020 0.0006 1000 ha per person -3.4%
2021 0.0006 1000 ha per person +0.1%
2022 0.0006 1000 ha per person +4.0%
2023 0.0007 1000 ha per person +10.1%
2024 0.0007 1000 ha per person -5.6%

Uruguay compared with similar countries

  • Uruguay's 0.0007 1000 ha per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0001 1000 ha per person, 6.8× the median. (70 countries reporting)
  • Uruguay's 0.0007 1000 ha per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0001 1000 ha per person, 6.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.0008 1000 ha per person 0.0007 1000 ha per person 0.001 1000 ha per person 9
1970s 0.0006 1000 ha per person 0.0005 1000 ha per person 0.0007 1000 ha per person 10
1980s 0.0005 1000 ha per person 0.0004 1000 ha per person 0.0005 1000 ha per person 10
1990s 0.0004 1000 ha per person 0.0004 1000 ha per person 0.0004 1000 ha per person 10
2000s 0.0005 1000 ha per person 0.0004 1000 ha per person 0.0007 1000 ha per person 10
2010s 0.0007 1000 ha per person 0.0006 1000 ha per person 0.0007 1000 ha per person 10
2020s 0.0006 1000 ha per person 0.0006 1000 ha per person 0.0007 1000 ha per person 5

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 7 Latvia 0.0007 1000 ha per person compare
  2. 8 Paraguay 0.0007 1000 ha per person compare
  3. 9 Niger 0.0007 1000 ha per person compare
  4. 11 Belarus 0.0006 1000 ha per person compare
  5. 12 Bulgaria 0.0006 1000 ha per person compare
  6. 13 Central African Republic 0.0005 1000 ha per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is cropland — area, per capita in Uruguay?
Cropland — area, per capita in Uruguay was 0.0007 1000 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest cropland — area, per capita recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 0.001 1000 ha per person in 1961.
What is the lowest cropland — area, per capita recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0004 1000 ha per person in 1990.
How does Uruguay rank for cropland — area, per capita?
Uruguay ranks 10th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
Is cropland — area, per capita rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is down 11.6%. 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 Cropland — Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Cropland — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Cropland — Area ÷ Population, total

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Indicator
Cropland — Area, per capita
Unit
1000 ha per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
188 places, 10,986 data points, 1961–2024
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Cropland — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.