Temporary crops — Area in Uruguay
Uruguay: Temporary crops — Area was 1,416 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Temporary crops — Area in Uruguay, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 1,416 1000 ha for temporary crops — area in 2024.
That represents a change of down 3.2% on the previous year and down 17.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, temporary crops — area in Uruguay peaked at 1,718 1000 ha in 2014 and was at its lowest, 743.31 1000 ha, in 2001.
Uruguay ranks 95th of 242 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Temporary crops — Area in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 743.31 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 780.83 1000 ha | +5.0% |
| 2003 | 863.69 1000 ha | +10.6% |
| 2004 | 843.91 1000 ha | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 839.76 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 816 1000 ha | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 913 1000 ha | +11.9% |
| 2008 | 1,240 1000 ha | +35.8% |
| 2009 | 1,501 1000 ha | +21.0% |
| 2010 | 1,320 1000 ha | -12.1% |
| 2011 | 1,563 1000 ha | +18.4% |
| 2012 | 1,430 1000 ha | -8.5% |
| 2013 | 1,577 1000 ha | +10.3% |
| 2014 | 1,718 1000 ha | +9.0% |
| 2015 | 1,711 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 1,509 1000 ha | -11.8% |
| 2017 | 1,447 1000 ha | -4.1% |
| 2018 | 1,415 1000 ha | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 1,351 1000 ha | -4.5% |
| 2020 | 1,287 1000 ha | -4.7% |
| 2021 | 1,294 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 1,378 1000 ha | +6.5% |
| 2023 | 1,464 1000 ha | +6.2% |
| 2024 | 1,416 1000 ha | -3.2% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 1,416 1000 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 136.34 1000 ha, 10.4× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 1,416 1000 ha is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 97.34 1000 ha, 14.6× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 949.06 1000 ha | 743.31 1000 ha | 1,501 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 1,504 1000 ha | 1,320 1000 ha | 1,718 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,368 1000 ha | 1,287 1000 ha | 1,464 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 92 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 1,651 1000 ha compare
- 93 Turkmenistan 1,584 1000 ha compare
- 94 Tunisia 1,472 1000 ha compare
- 96 Central African Republic 1,402 1000 ha compare
- 97 Libya 1,339 1000 ha compare
- 98 Sri Lanka 1,334 1000 ha 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)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 3.64 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is temporary crops — area in Uruguay?
- Temporary crops — area in Uruguay was 1,416 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest temporary crops — area recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 1,718 1000 ha in 2014.
- What is the lowest temporary crops — area recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 743.31 1000 ha in 2001.
- How does Uruguay rank for temporary crops — area?
- Uruguay ranks 95th out of 242 countries with data for 2024.
- Is temporary crops — area rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Temporary crops — 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.