Cropland area under protective cover — Area in Uruguay
Uruguay: Cropland area under protective cover — Area was 0.87 1000 ha in 2016. ▲ Rising
Cropland area under protective cover — Area in Uruguay, 2011–2016
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cropland area under protective cover — area in Uruguay is 0.87 1000 ha, measured in 2016. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Uruguay ranks 25th of 46 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 under protective cover — area in Uruguay?
- Cropland area under protective cover — area in Uruguay was 0.87 1000 ha in 2016, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland area under protective cover — area recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 0.87 1000 ha in 2011.
- What is the lowest cropland area under protective cover — area recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.688 1000 ha in 2012.
- How does Uruguay rank for cropland area under protective cover — area?
- Uruguay ranks 25th out of 46 countries with data for 2016.
- Is cropland area under protective cover — area rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 under protective cover — Area. 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.