Bolivia vs Uruguay: Agricultural land use per person
Bolivia
3.28 hectares per person
in 2025
Uruguay
4.09 hectares per person
in 2025
Bolivia rank
14th
Uruguay rank
11th
Agricultural land use per person over time
- Bolivia
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 4.09 hectares per person against 3.28 hectares per person in Bolivia, a difference of 0.81 hectares per person.
That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.2 times Bolivia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Bolivia ahead.
Bolivia ranks 14th and Uruguay ranks 11th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Bolivia averaged higher in 13 and Uruguay in 27.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bolivia | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 8.24 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 8.24 hectares per person | Bolivia |
| 1100s | 8.25 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 8.25 hectares per person | Bolivia |
| 1200s | 8.26 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 8.26 hectares per person | Bolivia |
| 1300s | 8.28 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 8.28 hectares per person | Bolivia |
| 1400s | 8.34 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 8.34 hectares per person | Bolivia |
| 1500s | 8.46 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 8.46 hectares per person | Bolivia |
| 1600s | 9.41 hectares per person | 11.27 hectares per person | 1.87 hectares per person | Uruguay |
| 1700s | 8.91 hectares per person | 11.11 hectares per person | 2.2 hectares per person | Uruguay |
| 1710s | 8.85 hectares per person | 11.15 hectares per person | 2.29 hectares per person | Uruguay |
| 1720s | 8.8 hectares per person | 11.21 hectares per person | 2.41 hectares per person | Uruguay |
| 1730s | 8.74 hectares per person | 11.3 hectares per person | 2.55 hectares per person | Uruguay |
| 1740s | 8.69 hectares per person | 11.43 hectares per person | 2.73 hectares per person | Uruguay |
| 1750s | 8.65 hectares per person | 11.61 hectares per person | 2.96 hectares per person | Uruguay |
| 1760s | 8.63 hectares per person | 11.53 hectares per person | 2.9 hectares per person | Uruguay |
| 1770s | 8.64 hectares per person | 11.44 hectares per person | 2.8 hectares per person | Uruguay |
| 1780s | 8.74 hectares per person | 11.36 hectares per person | 2.62 hectares per person | Uruguay |
| 1790s | 9 hectares per person | 11.27 hectares per person | 2.27 hectares per person | Uruguay |
| 1800s | 9.59 hectares per person | 11.17 hectares per person | 1.58 hectares per person | Uruguay |
| 1810s | 9.5 hectares per person | 11.08 hectares per person | 1.58 hectares per person | Uruguay |
| 1820s | 9.41 hectares per person | 10.98 hectares per person | 1.57 hectares per person | Uruguay |
| 1830s | 9.31 hectares per person | 10.87 hectares per person | 1.56 hectares per person | Uruguay |
| 1840s | 9.41 hectares per person | 10.76 hectares per person | 1.36 hectares per person | Uruguay |
| 1850s | 9.49 hectares per person | 10.65 hectares per person | 1.16 hectares per person | Uruguay |
| 1860s | 9.29 hectares per person | 10.53 hectares per person | 1.24 hectares per person | Uruguay |
| 1870s | 9.22 hectares per person | 10.4 hectares per person | 1.18 hectares per person | Uruguay |
| 1880s | 9.17 hectares per person | 10.27 hectares per person | 1.1 hectares per person | Uruguay |
| 1890s | 8.52 hectares per person | 10.12 hectares per person | 1.61 hectares per person | Uruguay |
| 1900s | 8.9 hectares per person | 9.97 hectares per person | 1.07 hectares per person | Uruguay |
| 1910s | 8.74 hectares per person | 9.81 hectares per person | 1.07 hectares per person | Uruguay |
| 1920s | 8.22 hectares per person | 8.66 hectares per person | 0.4472 hectares per person | Uruguay |
| 1930s | 8.38 hectares per person | 7.88 hectares per person | 0.5021 hectares per person | Bolivia |
| 1940s | 8.17 hectares per person | 7.29 hectares per person | 0.8784 hectares per person | Bolivia |
| 1950s | 8.13 hectares per person | 6.57 hectares per person | 1.56 hectares per person | Bolivia |
| 1960s | 7.43 hectares per person | 5.95 hectares per person | 1.49 hectares per person | Bolivia |
| 1970s | 6.45 hectares per person | 5.39 hectares per person | 1.06 hectares per person | Bolivia |
| 1980s | 5.65 hectares per person | 4.98 hectares per person | 0.667 hectares per person | Bolivia |
| 1990s | 4.86 hectares per person | 4.65 hectares per person | 0.2091 hectares per person | Bolivia |
| 2000s | 4.11 hectares per person | 4.44 hectares per person | 0.3322 hectares per person | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 3.61 hectares per person | 4.22 hectares per person | 0.6073 hectares per person | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 3.34 hectares per person | 4.1 hectares per person | 0.7671 hectares per person | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land use per person, Bolivia or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 4.09 hectares per person against 3.28 hectares per person in Bolivia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in agricultural land use per person between Bolivia and Uruguay?
- 0.81 hectares per person, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and Uruguay?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Bolivia and Uruguay rank globally for agricultural land use per person?
- Bolivia ranks 14th and Uruguay ranks 11th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Agricultural land use per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total agricultural land per person for each separate country over time.