Linseed — Area harvested in Uruguay
Uruguay: Linseed — Area harvested was 4,353 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Linseed — Area harvested in Uruguay, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 4,353 ha for linseed — area harvested in 2024.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, linseed — area harvested in Uruguay peaked at 159,695 ha in 1963 and was at its lowest, 1,500 ha, in 1995.
Uruguay ranks 24th of 64 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Linseed — Area harvested in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 117,536 ha | — |
| 1962 | 144,175 ha | +22.7% |
| 1963 | 159,695 ha | +10.8% |
| 1964 | 131,565 ha | -17.6% |
| 1965 | 112,880 ha | -14.2% |
| 1966 | 68,549 ha | -39.3% |
| 1967 | 66,100 ha | -3.6% |
| 1968 | 51,250 ha | -22.5% |
| 1969 | 81,680 ha | +59.4% |
| 1970 | 144,348 ha | +76.7% |
| 1971 | 91,550 ha | -36.6% |
| 1972 | 73,620 ha | -19.6% |
| 1973 | 47,880 ha | -35.0% |
| 1974 | 42,421 ha | -11.4% |
| 1975 | 69,761 ha | +64.4% |
| 1976 | 98,011 ha | +40.5% |
| 1977 | 73,879 ha | -24.6% |
| 1978 | 87,964 ha | +19.1% |
| 1979 | 69,073 ha | -21.5% |
| 1980 | 71,993 ha | +4.2% |
| 1981 | 36,658 ha | -49.1% |
| 1982 | 18,215 ha | -50.3% |
| 1983 | 7,304 ha | -59.9% |
| 1984 | 13,912 ha | +90.5% |
| 1985 | 13,167 ha | -5.4% |
| 1986 | 10,620 ha | -19.3% |
| 1987 | 8,388 ha | -21.0% |
| 1988 | 3,544 ha | -57.7% |
| 1989 | 7,000 ha | +97.5% |
| 1990 | 4,181 ha | -40.3% |
| 1991 | 6,603 ha | +57.9% |
| 1992 | 6,600 ha | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 2,700 ha | -59.1% |
| 1994 | 2,500 ha | -7.4% |
| 1995 | 1,500 ha | -40.0% |
| 1996 | 3,300 ha | +120.0% |
| 1997 | 3,300 ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 2,000 ha | -39.4% |
| 1999 | 2,500 ha | +25.0% |
| 2000 | 2,786 ha | +11.4% |
| 2001 | 2,550 ha | -8.5% |
| 2002 | 2,762 ha | +8.3% |
| 2003 | 2,600 ha | -5.9% |
| 2004 | 2,722 ha | +4.7% |
| 2005 | 2,854 ha | +4.8% |
| 2006 | 2,835 ha | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 2,858 ha | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 2,700 ha | -5.5% |
| 2009 | 3,290 ha | +21.9% |
| 2010 | 3,656 ha | +11.1% |
| 2011 | 4,076 ha | +11.5% |
| 2012 | 4,800 ha | +17.8% |
| 2013 | 4,500 ha | -6.2% |
| 2014 | 4,700 ha | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 3,976 ha | -15.4% |
| 2016 | 4,392 ha | +10.5% |
| 2017 | 4,341 ha | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 4,293 ha | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 4,250 ha | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 4,269 ha | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 4,286 ha | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 4,316 ha | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 4,335 ha | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 4,353 ha | +0.4% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 4,353 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 695 ha, 6.3× the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 4,353 ha is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2,637 ha, 1.7× the median. (7 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 103,714 ha | 51,250 ha | 159,695 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 79,851 ha | 42,421 ha | 144,348 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 19,080 ha | 3,544 ha | 71,993 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 3,518 ha | 1,500 ha | 6,603 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,796 ha | 2,550 ha | 3,290 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,298 ha | 3,656 ha | 4,800 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,312 ha | 4,269 ha | 4,353 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 linseed — area harvested in Uruguay?
- Linseed — area harvested in Uruguay was 4,353 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest linseed — area harvested recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 159,695 ha in 1963.
- What is the lowest linseed — area harvested recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,500 ha in 1995.
- How does Uruguay rank for linseed — area harvested?
- Uruguay ranks 24th out of 64 countries with data for 2024.
- Is linseed — area harvested rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.4%. 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 Linseed — 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.