Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in Uruguay
Uruguay: Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre was 0.6856 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.6856 Square kilometres per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
6th
of 167 countries
All-time high
0.7912 Square kilometres per square kilometre
in 1961
All-time low
0.6856 Square kilometres per square kilometre
in 2013
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, 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 — permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in Uruguay is 0.6856 Square kilometres per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in Uruguay peaked at 0.7912 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.6856 Square kilometres per square kilometre, in 2013.
That places Uruguay 6th out of 167 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 — Permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.7912 Square kilometres per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.7885 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1963 | 0.7856 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1964 | 0.7856 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.7826 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1966 | 0.7826 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.7826 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.7799 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1969 | 0.7799 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.7787 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1971 | 0.7787 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.7787 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.7787 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.7788 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.7788 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.7788 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.7788 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.7788 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.7789 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.7789 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.7782 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 0.7773 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.7766 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.7758 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 0.7751 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 0.7739 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 0.7727 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 0.7725 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.7725 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.7788 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 0.7783 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.7778 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.7773 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.7768 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.7763 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.7758 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.7753 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.7748 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.7743 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.7738 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.7738 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.7713 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.7713 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.7656 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.7656 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.7581 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.7451 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 0.7322 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 0.7192 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 0.7063 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 0.6933 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 0.6878 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.6856 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.6856 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.6856 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.6856 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.6856 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.6856 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.6856 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.6856 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.6856 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.6856 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.6856 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 0.6856 Square kilometres per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.1056 Square kilometres per square kilometre, 6.5× the median. (60 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 0.6856 Square kilometres per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.1519 Square kilometres per square kilometre, 4.5× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7843 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.7799 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.7912 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.7788 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.7787 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.7789 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7753 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.7725 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.7789 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7766 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.7743 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.7788 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7576 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.7192 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.7738 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6887 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.6856 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.7063 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6856 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.6856 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.6856 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 3 Djibouti 0.7334 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
- 4 Faroe Islands 0.7007 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
- 5 South Africa 0.6919 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
- 7 Somalia 0.6854 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
- 8 Kazakhstan 0.6833 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
- 9 Mongolia 0.6822 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 — permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in Uruguay?
- Land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in Uruguay was 0.6856 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7912 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 1961.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6856 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 2013.
- How does Uruguay rank for land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre?
- Uruguay ranks 6th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 — Permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures 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 — Permanent meadows and pastures ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures 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 — Permanent meadows and pastures 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.