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Italy vs Uruguay: Agricultural area over the long-term

Italy
12.93 million hectares
in 2025
Uruguay
14.06 million hectares
in 2025
Italy rank
63rd
Uruguay rank
60th

Agricultural area over the long-term over time

  • Italy
  • Uruguay
05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M100015122025

How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 14.06 million hectares against 12.93 million hectares in Italy, a difference of 1.13 million hectares.

That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Italy ahead.

Italy ranks 63rd and Uruguay ranks 60th of 202 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 37 and Uruguay in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Uruguay Difference Ahead
1000s 6.40 million hectares 0 hectares 6.40 million hectares Italy
1100s 7.80 million hectares 0 hectares 7.80 million hectares Italy
1200s 9.96 million hectares 0 hectares 9.96 million hectares Italy
1300s 14.27 million hectares 0 hectares 14.27 million hectares Italy
1400s 8.90 million hectares 0 hectares 8.90 million hectares Italy
1500s 9.73 million hectares 0 hectares 9.73 million hectares Italy
1600s 13.92 million hectares 300,989 hectares 13.62 million hectares Italy
1700s 13.67 million hectares 330,225 hectares 13.34 million hectares Italy
1710s 13.80 million hectares 348,718 hectares 13.45 million hectares Italy
1720s 13.98 million hectares 369,049 hectares 13.61 million hectares Italy
1730s 14.16 million hectares 391,625 hectares 13.77 million hectares Italy
1740s 14.35 million hectares 416,980 hectares 13.93 million hectares Italy
1750s 14.54 million hectares 445,807 hectares 14.09 million hectares Italy
1760s 14.73 million hectares 466,003 hectares 14.26 million hectares Italy
1770s 14.92 million hectares 486,979 hectares 14.43 million hectares Italy
1780s 15.11 million hectares 508,744 hectares 14.60 million hectares Italy
1790s 15.30 million hectares 531,307 hectares 14.77 million hectares Italy
1800s 15.49 million hectares 554,670 hectares 14.94 million hectares Italy
1810s 15.69 million hectares 578,834 hectares 15.11 million hectares Italy
1820s 15.88 million hectares 603,787 hectares 15.27 million hectares Italy
1830s 16.56 million hectares 807,351 hectares 15.75 million hectares Italy
1840s 17.27 million hectares 1.07 million hectares 16.21 million hectares Italy
1850s 18.00 million hectares 1.41 million hectares 16.60 million hectares Italy
1860s 18.76 million hectares 2.50 million hectares 16.26 million hectares Italy
1870s 18.76 million hectares 3.57 million hectares 15.19 million hectares Italy
1880s 19.44 million hectares 4.76 million hectares 14.67 million hectares Italy
1890s 20.28 million hectares 6.95 million hectares 13.34 million hectares Italy
1900s 21.05 million hectares 9.12 million hectares 11.93 million hectares Italy
1910s 21.30 million hectares 10.23 million hectares 11.07 million hectares Italy
1920s 21.74 million hectares 11.62 million hectares 10.12 million hectares Italy
1930s 21.89 million hectares 12.93 million hectares 8.96 million hectares Italy
1940s 21.94 million hectares 14.14 million hectares 7.80 million hectares Italy
1950s 21.42 million hectares 15.51 million hectares 5.91 million hectares Italy
1960s 20.46 million hectares 15.90 million hectares 4.57 million hectares Italy
1970s 17.81 million hectares 15.30 million hectares 2.51 million hectares Italy
1980s 17.20 million hectares 14.95 million hectares 2.25 million hectares Italy
1990s 15.78 million hectares 14.94 million hectares 843,900 hectares Italy
2000s 14.77 million hectares 14.82 million hectares 42,140 hectares Uruguay
2010s 13.28 million hectares 14.33 million hectares 1.05 million hectares Uruguay
2020s 12.76 million hectares 14.08 million hectares 1.32 million hectares Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher agricultural area over the long-term, Italy or Uruguay?
Uruguay, at 14.06 million hectares against 12.93 million hectares in Italy as of 2025.
What is the difference in agricultural area over the long-term between Italy and Uruguay?
1.13 million hectares, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Uruguay?
108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Italy and Uruguay rank globally for agricultural area over the long-term?
Italy ranks 63rd and Uruguay ranks 60th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Agricultural area over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Agricultural area 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
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Total agricultural area for each separate country over time.