Cropland per person over the long term in Uruguay

Uruguay: Cropland per person over the long term was 0.5981 in 2025. β–² Rising

Latest (2025)
0.5981
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
13th
of 199 countries
All-time high
1.29
in 1750
All-time low
0
in 1000
Years of data
108
1000–2025

Cropland per person over the long term in Uruguay, 1000–2025

00.511.5100015122025

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2025, cropland per person over the long term in Uruguay stood at 0.5981.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 17.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cropland per person over the long term in Uruguay peaked at 1.29 in 1750 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1000.

That places Uruguay 13th out of 199 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 108 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1000s 0 0 0 1
1100s 0 0 0 1
1200s 0 0 0 1
1300s 0 0 0 1
1400s 0 0 0 1
1500s 0 0 0 1
1600s 0 0 0 1
1700s 0.4214 0.4214 0.4214 1
1710s 0.5268 0.5268 0.5268 1
1720s 0.6585 0.6585 0.6585 1
1730s 0.8231 0.8231 0.8231 1
1740s 1.03 1.03 1.03 1
1750s 1.29 1.29 1.29 1
1760s 1.29 1.29 1.29 1
1770s 1.29 1.29 1.29 1
1780s 1.29 1.29 1.29 1
1790s 1.28 1.28 1.28 1
1800s 1.28 1.28 1.28 1
1810s 1.28 1.28 1.28 1
1820s 1.28 1.28 1.28 1
1830s 1.28 1.28 1.28 1
1840s 1.28 1.28 1.28 1
1850s 1.28 1.28 1.28 1
1860s 1.28 1.28 1.28 1
1870s 1.28 1.28 1.28 1
1880s 1.28 1.28 1.28 1
1890s 1.28 1.28 1.28 1
1900s 1.28 1.28 1.28 1
1910s 1.28 1.28 1.28 1
1920s 1.17 1.17 1.17 1
1930s 1.1 1.1 1.1 1
1940s 1.05 1.05 1.05 1
1950s 0.9991 0.981 1.02 10
1960s 0.8573 0.7148 0.9748 10
1970s 0.5888 0.5142 0.6591 10
1980s 0.4587 0.4215 0.497 10
1990s 0.4184 0.4135 0.4237 10
2000s 0.4667 0.426 0.662 10
2010s 0.6698 0.6137 0.729 10
2020s 0.6068 0.5981 0.628 6

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 10 Moldova 0.6506 compare
  2. 11 Belarus 0.6143 compare
  3. 12 Paraguay 0.6065 compare
  4. 14 Cote d'Ivoire 0.5872 compare
  5. 15 Namibia 0.582 compare
  6. 16 Guyana 0.5811 compare

See the full ranking of 202 places β†’

More agriculture & rural data for Uruguay

All data for Uruguay β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is cropland per person over the long term in Uruguay?
Cropland per person over the long term in Uruguay was 0.5981 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest cropland per person over the long term recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 1.29 in 1750.
What is the lowest cropland per person over the long term recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1000.
How does Uruguay rank for cropland per person over the long term?
Uruguay ranks 13th out of 199 countries with data for 2025.
Is cropland per person over the long term rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is down 17.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Uruguay data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Cropland per person over the long term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Cropland per person over the long term
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
202 places, 21,784 data points, 1000–2025
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