Cereals, primary — Area harvested in Uruguay
Uruguay: Cereals, primary — Area harvested was 813,974 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Cereals, primary — Area harvested in Uruguay, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cereals, primary — area harvested in Uruguay is 813,974 ha, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 5.0% on the previous year and down 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals, primary — area harvested in Uruguay peaked at 1.13 million ha in 2012 and was at its lowest, 443,794 ha, in 1991.
That places Uruguay 90th out of 193 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 813,544 ha | 598,729 ha | 922,903 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 730,234 ha | 538,106 ha | 884,290 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 547,853 ha | 479,865 ha | 667,965 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 568,528 ha | 443,794 ha | 675,241 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 582,616 ha | 475,185 ha | 967,870 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 840,264 ha | 637,761 ha | 1.13 million ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 796,226 ha | 705,762 ha | 867,751 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 87 Finland 905,200 ha compare
- 88 Republic of Moldova 885,160 ha compare
- 89 Turkmenistan 868,613 ha compare
- 91 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 808,105 ha compare
- 92 Tunisia 795,426 ha compare
- 93 Latvia 793,300 ha compare
More agriculture & rural data for Uruguay
- Agriculture share gdp 6.38 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 6.38 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 14.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2024)
- Rural population 4.3% (2025)
- Rural population growth -1.3% (2025)
- Rural population 147,108 (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 6.4% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 5.45 billion current US$ (2025)
- Unmanufactured tobacco — Production 3,350 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereals, primary — area harvested in Uruguay?
- Cereals, primary — area harvested in Uruguay was 813,974 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cereals, primary — area harvested recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 1.13 million ha in 2012.
- What is the lowest cereals, primary — area harvested recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 443,794 ha in 1991.
- How does Uruguay rank for cereals, primary — area harvested?
- Uruguay ranks 90th out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereals, primary — area harvested rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cereals, primary — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.