Other land — Area in Uruguay
Uruguay: Other land — Area was 207.15 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Other land — Area in Uruguay, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 207.15 1000 ha for other land — area in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.6% on the previous year and down 72.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other land — area in Uruguay peaked at 1,706 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 110.99 1000 ha, in 2021.
That places Uruguay 176th out of 259 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Other land — Area in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1,706 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 1,656 1000 ha | -2.9% |
| 1992 | 1,606 1000 ha | -3.0% |
| 1993 | 1,556 1000 ha | -3.2% |
| 1994 | 1,506 1000 ha | -3.2% |
| 1995 | 1,456 1000 ha | -3.3% |
| 1996 | 1,407 1000 ha | -3.3% |
| 1997 | 1,358 1000 ha | -3.5% |
| 1998 | 1,307 1000 ha | -3.7% |
| 1999 | 1,257 1000 ha | -3.8% |
| 2000 | 1,208 1000 ha | -4.0% |
| 2001 | 1,216 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 1,224 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 1,233 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 1,243 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 1,252 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 1,255 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 1,364 1000 ha | +8.7% |
| 2008 | 1,204 1000 ha | -11.7% |
| 2009 | 1,028 1000 ha | -14.6% |
| 2010 | 1,373 1000 ha | +33.6% |
| 2011 | 1,252 1000 ha | -8.8% |
| 2012 | 1,305 1000 ha | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 1,018 1000 ha | -22.0% |
| 2014 | 750.43 1000 ha | -26.3% |
| 2015 | 618.64 1000 ha | -17.6% |
| 2016 | 689.83 1000 ha | +11.5% |
| 2017 | 509.75 1000 ha | -26.1% |
| 2018 | 415.47 1000 ha | -18.5% |
| 2019 | 275.8 1000 ha | -33.6% |
| 2020 | 144.25 1000 ha | -47.7% |
| 2021 | 110.99 1000 ha | -23.1% |
| 2022 | 193.69 1000 ha | +74.5% |
| 2023 | 180.83 1000 ha | -6.6% |
| 2024 | 207.15 1000 ha | +14.6% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 207.15 1000 ha is below the median for high income countries, which is 806.25 1000 ha, 26% of the median. (81 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 207.15 1000 ha is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 320.06 1000 ha, 65% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Other land — Area in Uruguay changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +74.5% | 110.99 1000 ha | 193.69 1000 ha |
| 2020 | -47.7% | 275.8 1000 ha | 144.25 1000 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,481 1000 ha | 1,257 1000 ha | 1,706 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,223 1000 ha | 1,028 1000 ha | 1,364 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 820.86 1000 ha | 275.8 1000 ha | 1,373 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 167.38 1000 ha | 110.99 1000 ha | 207.15 1000 ha | 5 |
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 other land — area in Uruguay?
- Other land — area in Uruguay was 207.15 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest other land — area recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 1,706 1000 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest other land — area recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 110.99 1000 ha in 2021.
- How does Uruguay rank for other land — area?
- Uruguay ranks 176th out of 259 countries with data for 2024.
- Is other land — area rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 72.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Other land — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.