Lemons and limes — Area harvested in Uruguay
Uruguay: Lemons and limes — Area harvested was 2,242 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Lemons and limes — Area harvested in Uruguay, 1985–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, lemons and limes — area harvested in Uruguay stood at 2,242 ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.7% on the previous year and up 65.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lemons and limes — area harvested in Uruguay peaked at 8,000 ha in 1997 and was at its lowest, 1,352 ha, in 2014.
That places Uruguay 44th out of 126 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Lemons and limes — Area harvested in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 4,500 ha | — |
| 1986 | 5,000 ha | +11.1% |
| 1987 | 5,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 5,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 4,300 ha | -14.0% |
| 1990 | 4,400 ha | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 5,672 ha | +28.9% |
| 1992 | 5,200 ha | -8.3% |
| 1993 | 5,832 ha | +12.2% |
| 1994 | 5,905 ha | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 6,259 ha | +6.0% |
| 1996 | 5,163 ha | -17.5% |
| 1997 | 8,000 ha | +54.9% |
| 1998 | 7,533 ha | -5.8% |
| 1999 | 7,200 ha | -4.4% |
| 2000 | 5,500 ha | -23.6% |
| 2001 | 7,250 ha | +31.8% |
| 2002 | 5,500 ha | -24.1% |
| 2003 | 5,000 ha | -9.1% |
| 2004 | 5,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 5,200 ha | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 1,836 ha | -64.7% |
| 2007 | 2,008 ha | +9.4% |
| 2008 | 1,821 ha | -9.3% |
| 2009 | 1,675 ha | -8.0% |
| 2010 | 1,935 ha | +15.5% |
| 2011 | 1,776 ha | -8.2% |
| 2012 | 1,613 ha | -9.2% |
| 2013 | 1,771 ha | +9.8% |
| 2014 | 1,352 ha | -23.7% |
| 2015 | 1,507 ha | +11.5% |
| 2016 | 1,585 ha | +5.2% |
| 2017 | 1,874 ha | +18.2% |
| 2018 | 2,249 ha | +20.0% |
| 2019 | 2,582 ha | +14.8% |
| 2020 | 2,763 ha | +7.0% |
| 2021 | 2,782 ha | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 2,545 ha | -8.5% |
| 2023 | 2,082 ha | -18.2% |
| 2024 | 2,242 ha | +7.7% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 2,242 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 86 ha, 26.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 2,242 ha is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1,185 ha, 1.9× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4,760 ha | 4,300 ha | 5,000 ha | 5 |
| 1990s | 6,116 ha | 4,400 ha | 8,000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,079 ha | 1,675 ha | 7,250 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,824 ha | 1,352 ha | 2,582 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,483 ha | 2,082 ha | 2,782 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
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 lemons and limes — area harvested in Uruguay?
- Lemons and limes — area harvested in Uruguay was 2,242 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest lemons and limes — area harvested recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 8,000 ha in 1997.
- What is the lowest lemons and limes — area harvested recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,352 ha in 2014.
- How does Uruguay rank for lemons and limes — area harvested?
- Uruguay ranks 44th out of 126 countries with data for 2024.
- Is lemons and limes — area harvested rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 65.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Lemons and limes — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.