Pesticides (total) — Export value, per square kilometre in Uruguay
Uruguay: Pesticides (total) — Export value, per square kilometre was 0.3414 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Pesticides (total) — Export value, per square kilometre in Uruguay, 1978–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 USD per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, pesticides (total) — export value, per square kilometre in Uruguay stood at 0.3414 1000 USD per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 16.5% on the previous year and down 43.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — export value, per square kilometre in Uruguay peaked at 0.6758 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 1000 USD per square kilometre, in 1978.
That places Uruguay 45th out of 175 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Pesticides (total) — Export value, per square kilometre in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | 1000 USD per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 0.0001 1000 USD per square kilometre | — |
| 1979 | 0.0002 1000 USD per square kilometre | +220.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0002 1000 USD per square kilometre | +28.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0004 1000 USD per square kilometre | +53.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0013 1000 USD per square kilometre | +258.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0015 1000 USD per square kilometre | +16.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0013 1000 USD per square kilometre | -12.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0014 1000 USD per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0038 1000 USD per square kilometre | +168.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0359 1000 USD per square kilometre | +838.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0415 1000 USD per square kilometre | +15.5% |
| 1989 | 0.1047 1000 USD per square kilometre | +152.3% |
| 1990 | 0.1298 1000 USD per square kilometre | +23.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0386 1000 USD per square kilometre | -70.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0351 1000 USD per square kilometre | -9.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0386 1000 USD per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0241 1000 USD per square kilometre | -37.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0224 1000 USD per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0294 1000 USD per square kilometre | +31.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0322 1000 USD per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0369 1000 USD per square kilometre | +14.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0308 1000 USD per square kilometre | -16.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0262 1000 USD per square kilometre | -15.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0251 1000 USD per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0172 1000 USD per square kilometre | -31.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0227 1000 USD per square kilometre | +31.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0355 1000 USD per square kilometre | +56.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0286 1000 USD per square kilometre | -19.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0872 1000 USD per square kilometre | +204.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0852 1000 USD per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 0.1914 1000 USD per square kilometre | +124.5% |
| 2009 | 0.1222 1000 USD per square kilometre | -36.1% |
| 2010 | 0.2937 1000 USD per square kilometre | +140.3% |
| 2011 | 0.3706 1000 USD per square kilometre | +26.2% |
| 2012 | 0.6758 1000 USD per square kilometre | +82.4% |
| 2013 | 0.6054 1000 USD per square kilometre | -10.4% |
| 2014 | 0.4863 1000 USD per square kilometre | -19.7% |
| 2015 | 0.5366 1000 USD per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 2016 | 0.2839 1000 USD per square kilometre | -47.1% |
| 2017 | 0.3014 1000 USD per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 2018 | 0.2867 1000 USD per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 2019 | 0.2791 1000 USD per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 0.2321 1000 USD per square kilometre | -16.8% |
| 2021 | 0.2834 1000 USD per square kilometre | +22.1% |
| 2022 | 0.293 1000 USD per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 0.3414 1000 USD per square kilometre | +16.5% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 0.3414 1000 USD per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.3117 1000 USD per square kilometre, 1.1× the median. (67 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 0.3414 1000 USD per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0572 1000 USD per square kilometre, 6.0× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Pesticides (total) — Export value, per square kilometre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | +838.5% | 0.0038 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0359 1000 USD per square kilometre |
| 1982 | +258.7% | 0.0004 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0013 1000 USD per square kilometre |
| 1979 | +220.0% | 0.0001 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0002 1000 USD per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0001 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0001 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0002 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.0192 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0002 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.1047 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0418 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0224 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.1298 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0641 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0172 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.1914 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4119 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.2791 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.6758 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2875 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.2321 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.3414 1000 USD per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 42 Colombia 0.4155 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 43 Mauritius 0.4114 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 44 Marshall Islands 0.3734 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 46 Estonia 0.3117 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 47 Paraguay 0.2878 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 48 Norway 0.2668 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
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- 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — export value, per square kilometre in Uruguay?
- Pesticides (total) — export value, per square kilometre in Uruguay was 0.3414 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest pesticides (total) — export value, per square kilometre recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6758 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2012.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — export value, per square kilometre recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 1000 USD per square kilometre in 1978.
- How does Uruguay rank for pesticides (total) — export value, per square kilometre?
- Uruguay ranks 45th out of 175 countries with data for 2023.
- Is pesticides (total) — export value, per square kilometre rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Pesticides (total) — Export value, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Pesticides (total) — Export value 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.
Pesticides (total) — Export value ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Pesticides (total) — Export value 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
Pesticides (total) — Export value 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.