Agricultural land use, per square kilometre in Uruguay
Uruguay: Agricultural land use, per square kilometre was 81.35 hectares per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
81.35 hectares per square kilometre
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
4th
of 209 countries
All-time high
93.44 hectares per square kilometre
in 1961
All-time low
80.35 hectares per square kilometre
in 2020
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Agricultural land use, per square kilometre in Uruguay, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per square kilometre.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 81.35 hectares per square kilometre for agricultural land use, per square kilometre in 2023.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land use, per square kilometre in Uruguay peaked at 93.44 hectares per square kilometre in 1961 and was at its lowest, 80.35 hectares per square kilometre, in 2020.
Uruguay ranks 4th of 209 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Agricultural land use, per square kilometre in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | hectares per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 93.44 hectares per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 92.84 hectares per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1963 | 92.22 hectares per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1964 | 91.9 hectares per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1965 | 91.26 hectares per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1966 | 90.93 hectares per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1967 | 90.52 hectares per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1968 | 89.83 hectares per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1969 | 89.41 hectares per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1970 | 88.45 hectares per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1971 | 88.22 hectares per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1972 | 87.99 hectares per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1973 | 87.76 hectares per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 87.54 hectares per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 87.31 hectares per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1976 | 87.08 hectares per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 86.85 hectares per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 86.62 hectares per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 86.4 hectares per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 86.17 hectares per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 86.01 hectares per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 85.82 hectares per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 85.66 hectares per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 85.49 hectares per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 85.32 hectares per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 85.1 hectares per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 84.89 hectares per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 84.78 hectares per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 84.69 hectares per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 85.23 hectares per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 85.25 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 85.28 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 85.3 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 85.33 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 85.35 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 85.37 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 85.39 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 85.42 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 85.44 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 85.46 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 85.49 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 85.26 hectares per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 85.29 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 84.73 hectares per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 84.74 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 83.96 hectares per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 83.13 hectares per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 83.84 hectares per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 84.64 hectares per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 82.46 hectares per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 83 hectares per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 81.34 hectares per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 81.97 hectares per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 82.71 hectares per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 82.66 hectares per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 81.51 hectares per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 81.26 hectares per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 81.08 hectares per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 80.72 hectares per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 80.35 hectares per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 80.39 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 80.87 hectares per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 81.35 hectares per square kilometre | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 91.37 hectares per square kilometre | 89.41 hectares per square kilometre | 93.44 hectares per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 87.42 hectares per square kilometre | 86.4 hectares per square kilometre | 88.45 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 85.39 hectares per square kilometre | 84.69 hectares per square kilometre | 86.17 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 85.34 hectares per square kilometre | 85.23 hectares per square kilometre | 85.44 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 84.66 hectares per square kilometre | 83.13 hectares per square kilometre | 85.49 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.87 hectares per square kilometre | 80.72 hectares per square kilometre | 83 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.74 hectares per square kilometre | 80.35 hectares per square kilometre | 81.35 hectares per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 1 Cote d'Ivoire 86.48 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 2 Turkmenistan 84.22 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 3 Burundi 83.89 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 5 Saudi Arabia 80.77 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 6 South Africa 79.42 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 7 Kazakhstan 79.37 hectares per square kilometre compare
More agriculture & rural data for Uruguay
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 3.67 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0638 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,609 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.0435 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 6.4% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 6.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 14.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land use, per square kilometre in Uruguay?
- Agricultural land use, per square kilometre in Uruguay was 81.35 hectares per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural land use, per square kilometre recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 93.44 hectares per square kilometre in 1961.
- What is the lowest agricultural land use, per square kilometre recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.35 hectares per square kilometre in 2020.
- How does Uruguay rank for agricultural land use, per square kilometre?
- Uruguay ranks 4th out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land use, per square kilometre rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agricultural land use, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agricultural land use divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agricultural land use ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Agricultural land use Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Agricultural land use divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.