Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures in Uruguay
Uruguay: Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures was 120,000 Square kilometres in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures in Uruguay, 1961–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
In 2023, land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures in Uruguay stood at 120,000 Square kilometres. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures in Uruguay peaked at 138,470 Square kilometres in 1961 and was at its lowest, 120,000 Square kilometres, in 2013.
Uruguay ranks 42nd of 180 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 138,470 Square kilometres | — |
| 1962 | 138,000 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 1963 | 137,500 Square kilometres | -0.4% |
| 1964 | 137,500 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 136,970 Square kilometres | -0.4% |
| 1966 | 136,970 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 136,970 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 136,500 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 1969 | 136,500 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 136,290 Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 1971 | 136,290 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 136,290 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 136,290 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 136,300 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 136,300 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 136,300 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 136,310 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 136,310 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 136,320 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 136,320 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 136,200 Square kilometres | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 136,050 Square kilometres | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 135,920 Square kilometres | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 135,780 Square kilometres | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 135,650 Square kilometres | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 135,440 Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 135,230 Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 135,200 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 135,200 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 136,310 Square kilometres | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 136,220 Square kilometres | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 136,130 Square kilometres | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 136,050 Square kilometres | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 135,960 Square kilometres | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 135,870 Square kilometres | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 135,780 Square kilometres | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 135,690 Square kilometres | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 135,610 Square kilometres | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 135,520 Square kilometres | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 135,430 Square kilometres | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 135,430 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 135,000 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 135,000 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 134,000 Square kilometres | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 134,000 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 132,680 Square kilometres | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 130,410 Square kilometres | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 128,150 Square kilometres | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 125,880 Square kilometres | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 123,620 Square kilometres | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 121,350 Square kilometres | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 120,380 Square kilometres | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 120,000 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 120,000 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 120,000 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 120,000 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 120,000 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 120,000 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 120,000 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 120,000 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 120,000 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 120,000 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 120,000 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 120,000 Square kilometres is above the median for high income countries, which is 3,050 Square kilometres, 39.3× the median. (60 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 120,000 Square kilometres is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5,940 Square kilometres, 20.2× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 137,264 Square kilometres | 136,500 Square kilometres | 138,470 Square kilometres | 9 |
| 1970s | 136,300 Square kilometres | 136,290 Square kilometres | 136,320 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 1980s | 135,699 Square kilometres | 135,200 Square kilometres | 136,320 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 1990s | 135,914 Square kilometres | 135,520 Square kilometres | 136,310 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2000s | 132,598 Square kilometres | 125,880 Square kilometres | 135,430 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2010s | 120,535 Square kilometres | 120,000 Square kilometres | 123,620 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2020s | 120,000 Square kilometres | 120,000 Square kilometres | 120,000 Square kilometres | 4 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
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 in Uruguay?
- Land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures in Uruguay was 120,000 Square kilometres in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 138,470 Square kilometres in 1961.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 120,000 Square kilometres in 2013.
- How does Uruguay rank for land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures?
- Uruguay ranks 42nd out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures 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 Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Land resources are one of the four components of the natural environment: water, air, land and living resources. In this context land is both: a physical "milieu" necessary for the development of natural vegetation as well as cultivated vegetation; a resource for human activities. The data presented here give information concerning land use state and changes (e.g. agricultural land, forest land). Data source(s): Food and Agriculture Organization of the U.N., (FAOSTAT) Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: June 3, 2024 Database documentation Countries metadata