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 29th of 52 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Cropland area under protective cover — Area in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 0.87 1000 ha | — |
| 2012 | 0.688 1000 ha | -20.9% |
| 2013 | 0.72 1000 ha | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 0.72 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.87 1000 ha | +20.8% |
| 2016 | 0.87 1000 ha | +0.0% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 0.87 1000 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.8307 1000 ha, 1.0× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Uruguay
More environment data for Uruguay
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.58 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.3 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.385 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.622 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 3.64 % change on previous year (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 29th out of 52 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.