Land use hidden — Cropland, per capita in Uruguay
Uruguay: Land use hidden — Cropland, per capita was 0.0066 Square kilometres per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0066 Square kilometres per person
Change on year
up 4.0%
World rank
9th
of 177 countries
All-time high
0.0098 Square kilometres per person
in 1961
All-time low
0.0041 Square kilometres per person
in 1990
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land use hidden — Cropland, per capita in Uruguay, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Square kilometres per person.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 0.0066 Square kilometres per person for land use hidden — cropland, per capita in 2023.
That represents a change of up 4.0% on the previous year and down 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — cropland, per capita in Uruguay peaked at 0.0098 Square kilometres per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0041 Square kilometres per person, in 1990.
That places Uruguay 9th out of 177 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Cropland, per capita in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0098 Square kilometres per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0094 Square kilometres per person | -3.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0091 Square kilometres per person | -3.5% |
| 1964 | 0.0088 Square kilometres per person | -3.5% |
| 1965 | 0.0085 Square kilometres per person | -3.5% |
| 1966 | 0.0082 Square kilometres per person | -3.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0079 Square kilometres per person | -4.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0075 Square kilometres per person | -4.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0072 Square kilometres per person | -4.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0066 Square kilometres per person | -7.9% |
| 1971 | 0.0065 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0063 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0061 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0059 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0057 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0056 Square kilometres per person | -3.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0054 Square kilometres per person | -3.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0052 Square kilometres per person | -3.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0051 Square kilometres per person | -3.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0049 Square kilometres per person | -3.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0048 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0048 Square kilometres per person | -1.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0047 Square kilometres per person | -1.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0046 Square kilometres per person | -1.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0045 Square kilometres per person | -1.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0045 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0044 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0043 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0042 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0041 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0042 Square kilometres per person | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0042 Square kilometres per person | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0042 Square kilometres per person | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0042 Square kilometres per person | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0042 Square kilometres per person | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0043 Square kilometres per person | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0043 Square kilometres per person | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0043 Square kilometres per person | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0043 Square kilometres per person | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0043 Square kilometres per person | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0043 Square kilometres per person | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0043 Square kilometres per person | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0043 Square kilometres per person | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0044 Square kilometres per person | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0044 Square kilometres per person | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0043 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0046 Square kilometres per person | +5.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0056 Square kilometres per person | +22.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0067 Square kilometres per person | +19.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0062 Square kilometres per person | -7.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0072 Square kilometres per person | +15.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0066 Square kilometres per person | -8.3% |
| 2013 | 0.007 Square kilometres per person | +6.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0074 Square kilometres per person | +5.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0073 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0067 Square kilometres per person | -8.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0066 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0065 Square kilometres per person | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0063 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0061 Square kilometres per person | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0061 Square kilometres per person | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0064 Square kilometres per person | +4.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0066 Square kilometres per person | +4.0% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 0.0066 Square kilometres per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0008 Square kilometres per person, 8.0× the median. (67 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 0.0066 Square kilometres per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0011 Square kilometres per person, 5.9× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0085 Square kilometres per person | 0.0072 Square kilometres per person | 0.0098 Square kilometres per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0058 Square kilometres per person | 0.0051 Square kilometres per person | 0.0066 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0046 Square kilometres per person | 0.0042 Square kilometres per person | 0.0049 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0042 Square kilometres per person | 0.0041 Square kilometres per person | 0.0043 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0047 Square kilometres per person | 0.0043 Square kilometres per person | 0.0067 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0068 Square kilometres per person | 0.0062 Square kilometres per person | 0.0074 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0063 Square kilometres per person | 0.0061 Square kilometres per person | 0.0066 Square kilometres per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 6 Russia 0.0086 Square kilometres per person compare
- 7 Niger 0.0068 Square kilometres per person compare
- 8 Paraguay 0.0068 Square kilometres per person compare
- 10 Belarus 0.0062 Square kilometres per person compare
- 11 Bulgaria 0.0056 Square kilometres per person compare
- 12 Central African Republic 0.0052 Square kilometres per person compare
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 land use hidden — cropland, per capita in Uruguay?
- Land use hidden — cropland, per capita in Uruguay was 0.0066 Square kilometres per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land use hidden — cropland, per capita recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0098 Square kilometres per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — cropland, per capita recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0041 Square kilometres per person in 1990.
- How does Uruguay rank for land use hidden — cropland, per capita?
- Uruguay ranks 9th out of 177 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — cropland, per capita rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.8%. 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 use hidden — Cropland, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land use hidden — Cropland divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Land use hidden — Cropland ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land use hidden — Cropland Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
- 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 use hidden — Cropland divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.