Land use hidden — Total area, per capita in Uruguay
Uruguay: Land use hidden — Total area, per capita was 0.052 Square kilometres per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.052 Square kilometres per person
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
30th
of 181 countries
All-time high
0.0688 Square kilometres per person
in 1961
All-time low
0.0518 Square kilometres per person
in 2020
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land use hidden — Total area, per capita in Uruguay, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Square kilometres per person.
Analysis
In 2023, land use hidden — total area, per capita in Uruguay stood at 0.052 Square kilometres per person.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — total area, per capita in Uruguay peaked at 0.0688 Square kilometres per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0518 Square kilometres per person, in 2020.
Uruguay ranks 30th of 181 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 — Total area, per capita in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0688 Square kilometres per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.068 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0672 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0664 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0657 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0651 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0645 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 1968 | 0.064 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 1969 | 0.0635 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0631 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0628 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0625 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0621 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0617 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0614 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0609 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0606 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0602 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0599 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0597 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0595 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0592 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 0.059 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0587 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0584 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0581 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0578 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0574 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0571 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0568 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0564 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0561 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0558 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0555 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0553 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.055 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0547 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0544 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0542 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.054 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0538 Square kilometres per person | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0537 Square kilometres per person | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0537 Square kilometres per person | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0537 Square kilometres per person | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0536 Square kilometres per person | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0536 Square kilometres per person | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0535 Square kilometres per person | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0534 Square kilometres per person | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0532 Square kilometres per person | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0531 Square kilometres per person | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.053 Square kilometres per person | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0528 Square kilometres per person | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0527 Square kilometres per person | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0525 Square kilometres per person | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0523 Square kilometres per person | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0521 Square kilometres per person | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.052 Square kilometres per person | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0519 Square kilometres per person | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0519 Square kilometres per person | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0518 Square kilometres per person | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0519 Square kilometres per person | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.052 Square kilometres per person | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.052 Square kilometres per person | +0.1% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 0.052 Square kilometres per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0073 Square kilometres per person, 7.2× the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 0.052 Square kilometres per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0113 Square kilometres per person, 4.6× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0659 Square kilometres per person | 0.0635 Square kilometres per person | 0.0688 Square kilometres per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0615 Square kilometres per person | 0.0599 Square kilometres per person | 0.0631 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0585 Square kilometres per person | 0.0571 Square kilometres per person | 0.0597 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0554 Square kilometres per person | 0.0542 Square kilometres per person | 0.0568 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0536 Square kilometres per person | 0.0532 Square kilometres per person | 0.054 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0524 Square kilometres per person | 0.0519 Square kilometres per person | 0.0531 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0519 Square kilometres per person | 0.0518 Square kilometres per person | 0.052 Square kilometres per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 27 Belize 0.0559 Square kilometres per person compare
- 28 Congo 0.0553 Square kilometres per person compare
- 29 Mali 0.0522 Square kilometres per person compare
- 31 Algeria 0.0516 Square kilometres per person compare
- 32 New Zealand 0.0515 Square kilometres per person compare
- 33 Sweden 0.0502 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 — total area, per capita in Uruguay?
- Land use hidden — total area, per capita in Uruguay was 0.052 Square kilometres per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land use hidden — total area, per capita recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0688 Square kilometres per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — total area, per capita recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0518 Square kilometres per person in 2020.
- How does Uruguay rank for land use hidden — total area, per capita?
- Uruguay ranks 30th out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — total area, per capita rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. 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 — Total area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land use hidden — Total area 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 — Total area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land use hidden — Total area 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 — Total area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.