Agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals in Uruguay
Uruguay: Agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals was 77.2% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals in Uruguay, 1965–2022
Source: AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, FAO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of total freshwater withdrawal.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 77.2% for agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 58 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals in Uruguay peaked at 91.0% in 1965 and was at its lowest, 77.2%, in 2022.
That places Uruguay 55th out of 180 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 58 years of available data.
Agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % of total freshwater withdrawal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 91.0% | — |
| 1966 | 90.4% | -0.7% |
| 1967 | 89.9% | -0.5% |
| 1968 | 89.5% | -0.4% |
| 1969 | 89.2% | -0.4% |
| 1970 | 88.9% | -0.3% |
| 1971 | 88.6% | -0.3% |
| 1972 | 88.4% | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 88.3% | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 88.1% | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 88.0% | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 87.8% | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 87.7% | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 87.6% | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 87.5% | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 87.5% | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 87.4% | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 87.3% | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 87.2% | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 87.2% | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 87.1% | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 87.1% | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 87.0% | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 87.0% | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 86.9% | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 86.9% | -0.0% |
| 1991 | 86.9% | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 86.8% | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 86.8% | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 86.8% | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 86.7% | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 86.7% | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 86.7% | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 86.7% | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 86.6% | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 86.6% | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 86.1% | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 85.6% | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 85.1% | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 84.6% | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 84.1% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 83.6% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 83.1% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 82.6% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 82.2% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 81.7% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 81.3% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 80.9% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 80.4% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 80.0% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 79.6% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 79.2% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 78.8% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 78.4% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 78.0% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 77.6% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 78.0% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 77.2% | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 90.0% | 89.2% | 91.0% | 5 |
| 1970s | 88.1% | 87.5% | 88.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 87.2% | 86.9% | 87.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 86.8% | 86.6% | 86.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 84.3% | 82.2% | 86.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.8% | 78.0% | 81.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.6% | 77.2% | 78.0% | 3 |
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- Agricultural raw materials exports 14.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals in Uruguay?
- Agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals in Uruguay was 77.2% in 2022, according to AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, FAO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 91.0% in 1965.
- What is the lowest agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.2% in 2022.
- How does Uruguay rank for agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals?
- Uruguay ranks 55th out of 180 countries with data for 2022.
- Is agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, FAO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Agricultural water withdrawals as a percentage of total water withdrawals (which is the sum of water used for agriculture, industry and domestic purposes). Agricultural water is defined as the annual quantity of self-supplied water withdrawn for irrigation, livestock and aquaculture purposes.