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 80th out of 178 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Cereals, primary — Area harvested in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 873,465 ha | — |
| 1962 | 816,183 ha | -6.6% |
| 1963 | 751,016 ha | -8.0% |
| 1964 | 843,744 ha | +12.3% |
| 1965 | 922,903 ha | +9.4% |
| 1966 | 814,721 ha | -11.7% |
| 1967 | 598,729 ha | -26.5% |
| 1968 | 893,847 ha | +49.3% |
| 1969 | 807,290 ha | -9.7% |
| 1970 | 758,691 ha | -6.0% |
| 1971 | 730,278 ha | -3.7% |
| 1972 | 538,106 ha | -26.3% |
| 1973 | 770,491 ha | +43.2% |
| 1974 | 850,469 ha | +10.4% |
| 1975 | 838,851 ha | -1.4% |
| 1976 | 884,290 ha | +5.4% |
| 1977 | 686,104 ha | -22.4% |
| 1978 | 622,719 ha | -9.2% |
| 1979 | 622,343 ha | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 551,803 ha | -11.3% |
| 1981 | 667,965 ha | +21.1% |
| 1982 | 523,037 ha | -21.7% |
| 1983 | 577,940 ha | +10.5% |
| 1984 | 553,590 ha | -4.2% |
| 1985 | 558,337 ha | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 479,865 ha | -14.1% |
| 1987 | 486,047 ha | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 513,101 ha | +5.6% |
| 1989 | 566,841 ha | +10.5% |
| 1990 | 514,422 ha | -9.2% |
| 1991 | 443,794 ha | -13.7% |
| 1992 | 569,815 ha | +28.4% |
| 1993 | 601,593 ha | +5.6% |
| 1994 | 510,162 ha | -15.2% |
| 1995 | 567,998 ha | +11.3% |
| 1996 | 675,241 ha | +18.9% |
| 1997 | 668,300 ha | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 570,871 ha | -14.6% |
| 1999 | 563,089 ha | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 475,185 ha | -15.6% |
| 2001 | 514,724 ha | +8.3% |
| 2002 | 481,734 ha | -6.4% |
| 2003 | 486,923 ha | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 525,466 ha | +7.9% |
| 2005 | 542,700 ha | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 554,350 ha | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 596,233 ha | +7.6% |
| 2008 | 680,977 ha | +14.2% |
| 2009 | 967,870 ha | +42.1% |
| 2010 | 930,701 ha | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 843,705 ha | -9.3% |
| 2012 | 1.13 million ha | +34.0% |
| 2013 | 931,600 ha | -17.6% |
| 2014 | 925,400 ha | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 868,938 ha | -6.1% |
| 2016 | 759,687 ha | -12.6% |
| 2017 | 705,092 ha | -7.2% |
| 2018 | 637,761 ha | -9.5% |
| 2019 | 668,935 ha | +4.9% |
| 2020 | 705,762 ha | +5.5% |
| 2021 | 736,511 ha | +4.4% |
| 2022 | 867,751 ha | +17.8% |
| 2023 | 857,133 ha | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 813,974 ha | -5.0% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 813,974 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 280,960 ha, 2.9× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 813,974 ha is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 170,633 ha, 4.8× the median. (31 countries reporting)
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
- 77 Azerbaijan 964,494 ha compare
- 78 Finland 905,200 ha compare
- 79 Turkmenistan 868,613 ha compare
- 81 Tunisia 795,426 ha compare
- 82 Latvia 793,300 ha compare
- 83 Republic of Korea 761,624 ha 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 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 80th out of 178 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.