Land use hidden — Cropland, per square kilometre in Uruguay
Uruguay: Land use hidden — Cropland, per square kilometre was 0.1279 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.1279 Square kilometres per square kilometre
Change on year
up 3.9%
World rank
89th
of 177 countries
All-time high
0.1432 Square kilometres per square kilometre
in 1961
All-time low
0.0735 Square kilometres per square kilometre
in 1990
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land use hidden — Cropland, per square kilometre in Uruguay, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Square kilometres per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre in Uruguay is 0.1279 Square kilometres per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.9% on the previous year and down 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre in Uruguay peaked at 0.1432 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0735 Square kilometres per square kilometre, in 1990.
That places Uruguay 89th out of 177 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Cropland, per square kilometre in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1432 Square kilometres per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.1399 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1963 | 0.1366 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1964 | 0.1334 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1965 | 0.13 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1966 | 0.1267 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1967 | 0.1226 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1968 | 0.1184 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1969 | 0.1142 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 1970 | 0.1058 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 1971 | 0.1035 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1972 | 0.1012 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0989 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0966 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0943 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1976 | 0.092 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0897 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0874 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0851 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0828 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0819 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0809 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1983 | 0.08 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0791 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0782 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0772 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0763 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0754 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0744 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0735 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0742 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 0.075 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0757 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0764 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0772 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0779 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0786 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0794 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0801 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0808 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0811 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0813 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0815 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0816 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0818 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0815 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0862 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2008 | 0.1062 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +23.2% |
| 2009 | 0.1272 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +19.7% |
| 2010 | 0.1183 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -7.0% |
| 2011 | 0.1366 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +15.5% |
| 2012 | 0.1256 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1341 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2014 | 0.1414 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 2015 | 0.141 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.1294 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -8.2% |
| 2017 | 0.127 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 0.1252 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.1215 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 0.1179 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1183 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.1231 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2023 | 0.1279 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +3.9% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 0.1279 Square kilometres per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0918 Square kilometres per square kilometre, 1.4× the median. (67 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 0.1279 Square kilometres per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.1136 Square kilometres per square kilometre, 1.1× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1294 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.1142 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.1432 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0955 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.0851 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.1058 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0786 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.0744 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.0828 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0768 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.0735 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.0801 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0889 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.0808 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.1272 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.13 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.1183 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.1414 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1218 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.1179 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.1279 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 86 British Virgin Islands 0.1333 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
- 87 Kenya 0.1286 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
- 88 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.1282 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
- 90 Iraq 0.1265 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
- 91 Mexico 0.1258 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
- 92 Afghanistan 0.1244 Square kilometres per square kilometre 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 square kilometre in Uruguay?
- Land use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre in Uruguay was 0.1279 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1432 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 1961.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0735 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 1990.
- How does Uruguay rank for land use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre?
- Uruguay ranks 89th out of 177 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land use hidden — Cropland, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land use hidden — Cropland divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Land use hidden — Cropland ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Land use hidden — Cropland Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.