Permanent meadows and pastures — Area in Uruguay
Uruguay: Permanent meadows and pastures — Area was 13,081 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area in Uruguay, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for permanent meadows and pastures — area in Uruguay is 13,081 1000 ha, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — area in Uruguay peaked at 13,847 1000 ha in 1961 and was at its lowest, 12,135 1000 ha, in 2011.
Uruguay ranks 51st of 220 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13,726 1000 ha | 13,650 1000 ha | 13,847 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 13,630 1000 ha | 13,629 1000 ha | 13,632 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 13,570 1000 ha | 13,520 1000 ha | 13,632 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 13,591 1000 ha | 13,552 1000 ha | 13,631 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 13,228 1000 ha | 12,588 1000 ha | 13,543 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 12,594 1000 ha | 12,135 1000 ha | 13,193 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 13,210 1000 ha | 12,994 1000 ha | 13,390 1000 ha | 5 |
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More environment data for Uruguay
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 13.88 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 306.54 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 119.9 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 74.74 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 85.56 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 0.26 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 39 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 14.19 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 2,169 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.65 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent meadows and pastures — area in Uruguay?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — area in Uruguay was 13,081 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest permanent meadows and pastures — area recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 13,847 1000 ha in 1961.
- What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — area recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 12,135 1000 ha in 2011.
- How does Uruguay rank for permanent meadows and pastures — area?
- Uruguay ranks 51st out of 220 countries with data for 2024.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — area rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. 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 Permanent meadows and pastures — 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.