Land area — Area, per capita in Uruguay
Uruguay: Land area — Area, per capita was 0.0052 1000 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.0052 1000 ha per person
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
27th
of 190 countries
All-time high
0.0068 1000 ha per person
in 1961
All-time low
0.0051 1000 ha per person
in 2020
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Land area — Area, per capita in Uruguay, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land area — area, per capita in Uruguay is 0.0052 1000 ha per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area — area, per capita in Uruguay peaked at 0.0068 1000 ha per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0051 1000 ha per person, in 2020.
Uruguay ranks 27th of 190 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Land area — Area, per capita in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0068 1000 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0067 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0067 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0066 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0065 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0065 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0064 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0064 1000 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 1969 | 0.0063 1000 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0063 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0062 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0062 1000 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0062 1000 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0061 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0061 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0061 1000 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 1977 | 0.006 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 1978 | 0.006 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 1979 | 0.006 1000 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0059 1000 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0059 1000 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0059 1000 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0059 1000 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0058 1000 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0058 1000 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0058 1000 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0057 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0057 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0057 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0056 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0056 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0056 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0055 1000 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0055 1000 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0055 1000 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0055 1000 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0054 1000 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0054 1000 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0054 1000 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0054 1000 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0053 1000 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0053 1000 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0053 1000 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0053 1000 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0053 1000 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0053 1000 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0053 1000 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0053 1000 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0053 1000 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0053 1000 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0053 1000 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0052 1000 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0052 1000 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0052 1000 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0052 1000 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0052 1000 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0052 1000 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0052 1000 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0052 1000 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0051 1000 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0052 1000 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0052 1000 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0052 1000 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0052 1000 ha per person | +0.0% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 0.0052 1000 ha per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0008 1000 ha per person, 6.6× the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 0.0052 1000 ha per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0009 1000 ha per person, 5.5× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0065 1000 ha per person | 0.0063 1000 ha per person | 0.0068 1000 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0061 1000 ha per person | 0.006 1000 ha per person | 0.0063 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0058 1000 ha per person | 0.0057 1000 ha per person | 0.0059 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0055 1000 ha per person | 0.0054 1000 ha per person | 0.0056 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0053 1000 ha per person | 0.0053 1000 ha per person | 0.0054 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0052 1000 ha per person | 0.0052 1000 ha per person | 0.0053 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0052 1000 ha per person | 0.0051 1000 ha per person | 0.0052 1000 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
More environment data for Uruguay
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 3.55 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 68.57 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 32.91 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area — area, per capita in Uruguay?
- Land area — area, per capita in Uruguay was 0.0052 1000 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land area — area, per capita recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0068 1000 ha per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land area — area, per capita recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0051 1000 ha per person in 2020.
- How does Uruguay rank for land area — area, per capita?
- Uruguay ranks 27th out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land area — area, per capita rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. 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 Land area — Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land area — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Land area — Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land area — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Land area — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.