Greenland vs Uruguay: Agricultural land per capita
Greenland
4.35 hectares per capita
in 2023
Uruguay
4.2 hectares per capita
in 2023
Greenland rank
11th
Uruguay rank
13th
Agricultural land per capita over time
- Greenland
- Uruguay
How they compare
Greenland currently reports 4.35 hectares per capita against 4.2 hectares per capita in Uruguay, a difference of 0.15 hectares per capita.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Greenland ahead.
Greenland ranks 11th and Uruguay ranks 13th of 226 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Greenland averaged higher in 3 and Uruguay in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greenland | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.12 hectares per capita | 5.98 hectares per capita | 0.1411 hectares per capita | Greenland |
| 1970s | 4.86 hectares per capita | 5.34 hectares per capita | 0.4839 hectares per capita | Uruguay |
| 1980s | 4.46 hectares per capita | 4.96 hectares per capita | 0.4995 hectares per capita | Uruguay |
| 1990s | 4.26 hectares per capita | 4.7 hectares per capita | 0.4364 hectares per capita | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 4.25 hectares per capita | 4.51 hectares per capita | 0.2543 hectares per capita | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 4.31 hectares per capita | 4.26 hectares per capita | 0.0508 hectares per capita | Greenland |
| 2020s | 4.34 hectares per capita | 4.16 hectares per capita | 0.1745 hectares per capita | Greenland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land per capita, Greenland or Uruguay?
- Greenland, at 4.35 hectares per capita against 4.2 hectares per capita in Uruguay as of 2023.
- What is the difference in agricultural land per capita between Greenland and Uruguay?
- 0.15 hectares per capita, with Greenland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greenland and Uruguay?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Greenland and Uruguay rank globally for agricultural land per capita?
- Greenland ranks 11th and Uruguay ranks 13th of 226 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Agricultural land per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Agricultural land is the sum of cropland and land used as pasture for grazing livestock.