Temporary meadows and pastures — Area in Uruguay
Uruguay: Temporary meadows and pastures — Area was 555.7 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Temporary meadows and pastures — Area in Uruguay, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 555.7 1000 ha for temporary meadows and pastures — area in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.3% on the previous year and up 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, temporary meadows and pastures — area in Uruguay peaked at 640.66 1000 ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, 230 1000 ha, in 2003.
Uruguay ranks 36th of 229 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Temporary meadows and pastures — Area in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 321.52 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 299.19 1000 ha | -6.9% |
| 2003 | 230 1000 ha | -23.1% |
| 2004 | 264 1000 ha | +14.8% |
| 2005 | 281 1000 ha | +6.4% |
| 2006 | 326 1000 ha | +16.0% |
| 2007 | 320 1000 ha | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 355 1000 ha | +10.9% |
| 2009 | 474 1000 ha | +33.5% |
| 2010 | 505 1000 ha | +6.5% |
| 2011 | 592 1000 ha | +17.2% |
| 2012 | 533 1000 ha | -10.0% |
| 2013 | 534 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 520.6 1000 ha | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 520.6 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 520.6 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 540 1000 ha | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 540 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 533.37 1000 ha | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 526.73 1000 ha | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 520.1 1000 ha | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 513.47 1000 ha | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 640.66 1000 ha | +24.8% |
| 2024 | 555.7 1000 ha | -13.3% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 555.7 1000 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 15.52 1000 ha, 35.8× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 555.7 1000 ha is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.88 1000 ha, 631.5× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 318.97 1000 ha | 230 1000 ha | 474 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 533.92 1000 ha | 505 1000 ha | 592 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 551.33 1000 ha | 513.47 1000 ha | 640.66 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
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 temporary meadows and pastures — area in Uruguay?
- Temporary meadows and pastures — area in Uruguay was 555.7 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest temporary meadows and pastures — area recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 640.66 1000 ha in 2023.
- What is the lowest temporary meadows and pastures — area recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 230 1000 ha in 2003.
- How does Uruguay rank for temporary meadows and pastures — area?
- Uruguay ranks 36th out of 229 countries with data for 2024.
- Is temporary meadows and pastures — area rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. 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 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.