Land area — Area in Uruguay
Uruguay: Land area — Area was 17,502 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Land area — Area in Uruguay, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land area — area in Uruguay is 17,502 1000 ha, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area — area in Uruguay peaked at 17,502 1000 ha in 1961 and was at its lowest, 17,502 1000 ha, in 2024.
That places Uruguay 97th out of 248 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17,502 1000 ha | 17,502 1000 ha | 17,502 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 17,502 1000 ha | 17,502 1000 ha | 17,502 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 17,502 1000 ha | 17,502 1000 ha | 17,502 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 17,502 1000 ha | 17,502 1000 ha | 17,502 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 17,502 1000 ha | 17,502 1000 ha | 17,502 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 17,502 1000 ha | 17,502 1000 ha | 17,502 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 17,502 1000 ha | 17,502 1000 ha | 17,502 1000 ha | 5 |
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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 land area — area in Uruguay?
- Land area — area in Uruguay was 17,502 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest land area — area recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 17,502 1000 ha in 1961.
- What is the lowest land area — area recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 17,502 1000 ha in 2024.
- How does Uruguay rank for land area — area?
- Uruguay ranks 97th out of 248 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land area — area rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Land area — 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.