What is the difference in cropland extent over the long-term between Moldova and Uruguay?

90,240 hectares, with Uruguay ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Moldova and Uruguay?

108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Cropland extent over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Moldova vs Uruguay: Cropland extent over the long-term

Moldova

1.97 million hectares

in 2025

Uruguay

2.06 million hectares

in 2025

Moldova rank

88th

Uruguay rank

86th

Cropland extent over the long-term over time

Moldova
Uruguay

How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 2.06 million hectares against 1.97 million hectares in Moldova, a difference of 90,240 hectares.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Moldova ahead.

Moldova ranks 88th and Uruguay ranks 86th of 202 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Moldova averaged higher in 35 and Uruguay in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Moldova	Uruguay	Difference	Ahead
1000s	227,366 hectares	0 hectares	227,366 hectares	Moldova
1100s	329,320 hectares	0 hectares	329,320 hectares	Moldova
1200s	475,036 hectares	0 hectares	475,036 hectares	Moldova
1300s	454,447 hectares	0 hectares	454,447 hectares	Moldova
1400s	431,802 hectares	0 hectares	431,802 hectares	Moldova
1500s	541,991 hectares	0 hectares	541,991 hectares	Moldova
1600s	629,277 hectares	0 hectares	629,277 hectares	Moldova
1700s	763,026 hectares	12,525 hectares	750,501 hectares	Moldova
1710s	497,502 hectares	16,480 hectares	481,022 hectares	Moldova
1720s	532,766 hectares	21,684 hectares	511,082 hectares	Moldova
1730s	570,293 hectares	28,532 hectares	541,762 hectares	Moldova
1740s	610,191 hectares	37,541 hectares	572,650 hectares	Moldova
1750s	652,566 hectares	49,397 hectares	603,169 hectares	Moldova
1760s	697,522 hectares	51,984 hectares	645,538 hectares	Moldova
1770s	745,155 hectares	54,706 hectares	690,449 hectares	Moldova
1780s	795,553 hectares	57,570 hectares	737,983 hectares	Moldova
1790s	848,792 hectares	60,583 hectares	788,209 hectares	Moldova
1800s	904,931 hectares	63,751 hectares	841,180 hectares	Moldova
1810s	964,004 hectares	67,084 hectares	896,920 hectares	Moldova
1820s	1.03 million hectares	70,589 hectares	955,431 hectares	Moldova
1830s	1.09 million hectares	95,258 hectares	995,682 hectares	Moldova
1840s	1.16 million hectares	126,957 hectares	1.03 million hectares	Moldova
1850s	1.23 million hectares	169,197 hectares	1.06 million hectares	Moldova
1860s	1.30 million hectares	304,271 hectares	997,649 hectares	Moldova
1870s	1.38 million hectares	439,184 hectares	937,646 hectares	Moldova
1880s	1.45 million hectares	593,743 hectares	859,577 hectares	Moldova
1890s	1.53 million hectares	877,201 hectares	653,499 hectares	Moldova
1900s	1.61 million hectares	1.17 million hectares	438,910 hectares	Moldova
1910s	1.68 million hectares	1.33 million hectares	352,920 hectares	Moldova
1920s	1.76 million hectares	1.57 million hectares	184,720 hectares	Moldova
1930s	1.82 million hectares	1.81 million hectares	13,140 hectares	Moldova
1940s	1.88 million hectares	2.04 million hectares	161,850 hectares	Uruguay
1950s	2.08 million hectares	2.36 million hectares	280,815 hectares	Uruguay
1960s	2.26 million hectares	2.29 million hectares	22,849 hectares	Uruguay
1970s	2.23 million hectares	1.67 million hectares	557,411 hectares	Moldova
1980s	2.22 million hectares	1.38 million hectares	843,019 hectares	Moldova
1990s	2.19 million hectares	1.34 million hectares	842,568 hectares	Moldova
2000s	2.13 million hectares	1.56 million hectares	575,000 hectares	Moldova
2010s	2.00 million hectares	2.28 million hectares	273,100 hectares	Uruguay
2020s	1.95 million hectares	2.08 million hectares	135,095 hectares	Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cropland extent over the long-term, Moldova or Uruguay?: Uruguay, at 2.06 million hectares against 1.97 million hectares in Moldova as of 2025.
What is the difference in cropland extent over the long-term between Moldova and Uruguay?: 90,240 hectares, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Moldova and Uruguay?: 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Moldova and Uruguay rank globally for cropland extent over the long-term?: Moldova ranks 88th and Uruguay ranks 86th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Cropland extent over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Cropland extent over the long-term
Unit: hectares
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 202 places, 21,816 data points, 1000–2025
Last refreshed: 09 October 2026

Total cropland area for each separate country over time.