Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre in Uruguay
Uruguay: Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0742 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0742 1000 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
down 1.6%
World rank
3rd
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.0791 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 1961
All-time low
0.0693 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2011
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre in Uruguay, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre in Uruguay stood at 0.0742 1000 ha per square kilometre.
The figure is down 1.6% on the previous year and up 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre in Uruguay peaked at 0.0791 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0693 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 2011.
That places Uruguay 3rd out of 176 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0791 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0788 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0786 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0786 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0783 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0783 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0783 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.078 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1969 | 0.078 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0779 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0779 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0779 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0779 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0779 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0779 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0779 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0779 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0779 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0779 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0779 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0778 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0777 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0777 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0776 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0775 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0774 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0773 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0772 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0772 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0779 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0778 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0778 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0777 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0777 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0776 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0776 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0775 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0775 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0774 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0774 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0771 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0769 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0766 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0763 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0761 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0758 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0745 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0732 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0719 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0706 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0693 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 0.07 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0706 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0712 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0719 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0725 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0737 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0743 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0754 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0764 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0765 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0755 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0742 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.6% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 0.0742 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0098 1000 ha per square kilometre, 7.5× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 0.0742 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0118 1000 ha per square kilometre, 6.3× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0784 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.078 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0791 1000 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0779 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0779 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0779 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0775 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0772 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0779 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0777 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0774 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0779 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0756 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0719 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0774 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.072 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0693 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0754 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0757 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0742 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0765 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 1 Turkmenistan 0.0808 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 2 Saudi Arabia 0.0791 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 4 Lesotho 0.0737 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 5 Djibouti 0.0733 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 6 Faroe Islands 0.0701 1000 ha per square kilometre 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)
- 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 square kilometre in Uruguay?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre in Uruguay was 0.0742 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0791 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0693 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2011.
- How does Uruguay rank for permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre?
- Uruguay ranks 3rd out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.