Pesticides (total) — Import value, per square kilometre in Uruguay
Uruguay: Pesticides (total) — Import value, per square kilometre was 1.26 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Pesticides (total) — Import value, per square kilometre in Uruguay, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 USD per square kilometre.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 1.26 1000 USD per square kilometre for pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre in 2023.
The figure is down 24.3% on the previous year and down 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre in Uruguay peaked at 1.66 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0003 1000 USD per square kilometre, in 1963.
That places Uruguay 68th out of 180 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) — Import value, per square kilometre in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | 1000 USD per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0031 1000 USD per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0006 1000 USD per square kilometre | -81.8% |
| 1963 | 0.0003 1000 USD per square kilometre | -40.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0169 1000 USD per square kilometre | +4833.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0041 1000 USD per square kilometre | -76.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0061 1000 USD per square kilometre | +49.3% |
| 1967 | 0.0048 1000 USD per square kilometre | -20.8% |
| 1968 | 0.005 1000 USD per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0047 1000 USD per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0086 1000 USD per square kilometre | +82.9% |
| 1971 | 0.0154 1000 USD per square kilometre | +79.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0152 1000 USD per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0278 1000 USD per square kilometre | +82.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0419 1000 USD per square kilometre | +50.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0157 1000 USD per square kilometre | -62.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0148 1000 USD per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0215 1000 USD per square kilometre | +45.4% |
| 1978 | 0.026 1000 USD per square kilometre | +20.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0418 1000 USD per square kilometre | +61.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0462 1000 USD per square kilometre | +10.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0421 1000 USD per square kilometre | -8.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0406 1000 USD per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0372 1000 USD per square kilometre | -8.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0422 1000 USD per square kilometre | +13.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0435 1000 USD per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0612 1000 USD per square kilometre | +40.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0648 1000 USD per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0617 1000 USD per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0612 1000 USD per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0681 1000 USD per square kilometre | +11.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0931 1000 USD per square kilometre | +36.6% |
| 1992 | 0.1055 1000 USD per square kilometre | +13.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0945 1000 USD per square kilometre | -10.4% |
| 1994 | 0.133 1000 USD per square kilometre | +40.7% |
| 1995 | 0.1403 1000 USD per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1996 | 0.2071 1000 USD per square kilometre | +47.6% |
| 1997 | 0.2625 1000 USD per square kilometre | +26.8% |
| 1998 | 0.2744 1000 USD per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1999 | 0.2401 1000 USD per square kilometre | -12.5% |
| 2000 | 0.1968 1000 USD per square kilometre | -18.0% |
| 2001 | 0.2108 1000 USD per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 2002 | 0.1858 1000 USD per square kilometre | -11.9% |
| 2003 | 0.2379 1000 USD per square kilometre | +28.0% |
| 2004 | 0.3029 1000 USD per square kilometre | +27.3% |
| 2005 | 0.326 1000 USD per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 2006 | 0.347 1000 USD per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 2007 | 0.5704 1000 USD per square kilometre | +64.4% |
| 2008 | 0.9862 1000 USD per square kilometre | +72.9% |
| 2009 | 0.6131 1000 USD per square kilometre | -37.8% |
| 2010 | 0.8244 1000 USD per square kilometre | +34.5% |
| 2011 | 0.9122 1000 USD per square kilometre | +10.7% |
| 2012 | 1.08 1000 USD per square kilometre | +18.7% |
| 2013 | 1.27 1000 USD per square kilometre | +17.5% |
| 2014 | 1.22 1000 USD per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 0.8293 1000 USD per square kilometre | -32.0% |
| 2016 | 0.6954 1000 USD per square kilometre | -16.1% |
| 2017 | 0.8397 1000 USD per square kilometre | +20.7% |
| 2018 | 0.9397 1000 USD per square kilometre | +11.9% |
| 2019 | 0.9557 1000 USD per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 0.9058 1000 USD per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 2021 | 1.25 1000 USD per square kilometre | +37.5% |
| 2022 | 1.66 1000 USD per square kilometre | +33.1% |
| 2023 | 1.26 1000 USD per square kilometre | -24.3% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 1.26 1000 USD per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.39 1000 USD per square kilometre, 52% of the median. (69 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 1.26 1000 USD per square kilometre is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.3 1000 USD per square kilometre, 96% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Pesticides (total) — Import 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | +4833.3% | 0.0003 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0169 1000 USD per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0051 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0003 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0169 1000 USD per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0229 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0086 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0419 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0501 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0372 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0648 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1619 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0681 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.2744 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3977 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.1858 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.9862 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9572 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.6954 1000 USD per square kilometre | 1.27 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.27 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.9058 1000 USD per square kilometre | 1.66 1000 USD per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 65 Kuwait 1.29 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 66 Philippines 1.27 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 67 Andorra 1.27 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 69 Tuvalu 1.21 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 70 Honduras 1.17 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 71 French Polynesia 1.16 1000 USD 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 pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre in Uruguay?
- Pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre in Uruguay was 1.26 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 1.66 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0003 1000 USD per square kilometre in 1963.
- How does Uruguay rank for pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre?
- Uruguay ranks 68th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. 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) — Import value, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Pesticides (total) — Import 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) — Import value ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Pesticides (total) — Import 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) — Import 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.