Perm. meadows & pastures - Nat. growing — Area in Uruguay
Uruguay: Perm. meadows & pastures - Nat. growing — Area was 11,373 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Perm. meadows & pastures - Nat. growing — Area in Uruguay, 2006–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for perm. meadows & pastures - nat. growing — area in Uruguay is 11,373 1000 ha, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, perm. meadows & pastures - nat. growing — area in Uruguay peaked at 11,561 1000 ha in 2021 and was at its lowest, 10,493 1000 ha, in 2008.
That places Uruguay 15th out of 69 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Perm. meadows & pastures - Nat. growing — Area in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 10,841 1000 ha | — |
| 2007 | 10,639 1000 ha | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 10,493 1000 ha | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 10,727 1000 ha | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 10,576 1000 ha | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 10,518 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 10,630 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 10,743 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 10,856 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 10,968 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 11,081 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 11,194 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 11,307 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 11,419 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 11,532 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 11,561 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 11,382 1000 ha | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 11,255 1000 ha | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 11,373 1000 ha | +1.1% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 11,373 1000 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 450.71 1000 ha, 25.2× the median. (26 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 11,373 1000 ha is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 8,062 1000 ha, 1.4× the median. (13 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10,675 1000 ha | 10,493 1000 ha | 10,841 1000 ha | 4 |
| 2010s | 10,929 1000 ha | 10,518 1000 ha | 11,419 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 11,421 1000 ha | 11,255 1000 ha | 11,561 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 12 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 29,462 1000 ha compare
- 13 Peru 18,019 1000 ha compare
- 14 Canada 13,731 1000 ha compare
- 16 Paraguay 10,067 1000 ha compare
- 17 Kyrgyzstan 8,982 1000 ha compare
- 18 Syrian Arab Republic 8,164 1000 ha compare
- 18 Syria 8,164 1000 ha 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 perm. meadows & pastures - nat. growing — area in Uruguay?
- Perm. meadows & pastures - nat. growing — area in Uruguay was 11,373 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest perm. meadows & pastures - nat. growing — area recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 11,561 1000 ha in 2021.
- What is the lowest perm. meadows & pastures - nat. growing — area recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 10,493 1000 ha in 2008.
- How does Uruguay rank for perm. meadows & pastures - nat. growing — area?
- Uruguay ranks 15th out of 69 countries with data for 2024.
- Is perm. meadows & pastures - nat. growing — area rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Perm. meadows & pastures - Nat. growing — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.