Cropland — Area per capita in Uruguay
Uruguay: Cropland — Area per capita was 0.65 ha/cap in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cropland — Area per capita in Uruguay, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha/cap.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cropland — area per capita in Uruguay is 0.65 ha/cap, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.8% on the previous year and down 12.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — area per capita in Uruguay peaked at 0.98 ha/cap in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.41 ha/cap, in 1990.
Uruguay ranks 16th of 232 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8489 ha/cap | 0.72 ha/cap | 0.98 ha/cap | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.584 ha/cap | 0.51 ha/cap | 0.66 ha/cap | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.457 ha/cap | 0.42 ha/cap | 0.49 ha/cap | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.423 ha/cap | 0.41 ha/cap | 0.43 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.47 ha/cap | 0.43 ha/cap | 0.67 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.677 ha/cap | 0.62 ha/cap | 0.74 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.634 ha/cap | 0.6 ha/cap | 0.69 ha/cap | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
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 — Share in Agricultural land 14.19 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 2,169 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland — area per capita in Uruguay?
- Cropland — area per capita in Uruguay was 0.65 ha/cap in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — area per capita recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 0.98 ha/cap in 1961.
- What is the lowest cropland — area per capita recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.41 ha/cap in 1990.
- How does Uruguay rank for cropland — area per capita?
- Uruguay ranks 16th out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — area per capita rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.2%. 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, published as part of Cropland — Area per capita. 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.