Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per capita in Uruguay
Uruguay: Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per capita was 0.0039 1000 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per capita in Uruguay, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for permanent meadows and pastures — area, per capita in Uruguay is 0.0039 1000 ha per person, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — area, per capita in Uruguay peaked at 0.0054 1000 ha per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0036 1000 ha per person, in 2011.
Uruguay ranks 11th of 176 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per capita in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0054 1000 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0053 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0052 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1964 | 0.0052 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0051 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0051 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 1967 | 0.005 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 1968 | 0.005 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0049 1000 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0049 1000 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 1971 | 0.0049 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0048 1000 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0048 1000 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0048 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0047 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0047 1000 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0047 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0047 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0046 1000 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0046 1000 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0046 1000 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0046 1000 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0045 1000 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0045 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0045 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0045 1000 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0044 1000 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0044 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0044 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0044 1000 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0044 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0043 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0043 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0043 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0043 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0042 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0042 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0042 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0042 1000 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0041 1000 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0041 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0041 1000 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0041 1000 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0041 1000 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0041 1000 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.004 1000 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.004 1000 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0039 1000 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0038 1000 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0037 1000 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0036 1000 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0037 1000 ha per person | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0037 1000 ha per person | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0037 1000 ha per person | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0037 1000 ha per person | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0038 1000 ha per person | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0038 1000 ha per person | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0038 1000 ha per person | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0039 1000 ha per person | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0039 1000 ha per person | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0039 1000 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0039 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0038 1000 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0039 1000 ha per person | +0.7% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 0.0039 1000 ha per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0001 1000 ha per person, 42.0× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 0.0039 1000 ha per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0001 1000 ha per person, 38.4× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0051 1000 ha per person | 0.0049 1000 ha per person | 0.0054 1000 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0048 1000 ha per person | 0.0046 1000 ha per person | 0.0049 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0045 1000 ha per person | 0.0044 1000 ha per person | 0.0046 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0043 1000 ha per person | 0.0042 1000 ha per person | 0.0044 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.004 1000 ha per person | 0.0038 1000 ha per person | 0.0041 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0037 1000 ha per person | 0.0036 1000 ha per person | 0.0039 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0039 1000 ha per person | 0.0038 1000 ha per person | 0.0039 1000 ha per person | 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent meadows and pastures — area, per capita in Uruguay?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — area, per capita in Uruguay was 0.0039 1000 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest permanent meadows and pastures — area, per capita recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0054 1000 ha per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — area, per capita recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0036 1000 ha per person in 2011.
- How does Uruguay rank for permanent meadows and pastures — area, per capita?
- Uruguay ranks 11th out of 176 countries with data for 2024.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — area, per capita rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. 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 Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- 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
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.