Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per in Uruguay
Uruguay: Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per was 7.23 An per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per in Uruguay, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per square kilometre.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 7.23 An per square kilometre for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per in 2023.
The figure is down 3.4% on the previous year and down 23.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per in Uruguay peaked at 32.57 An per square kilometre in 1970 and was at its lowest, 4.73 An per square kilometre, in 2017.
Uruguay ranks 48th of 160 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | An per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 21.31 An per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 21.88 An per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1963 | 19.83 An per square kilometre | -9.4% |
| 1964 | 20.17 An per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1965 | 22.11 An per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 1966 | 25.14 An per square kilometre | +13.7% |
| 1967 | 19.83 An per square kilometre | -21.1% |
| 1968 | 25.43 An per square kilometre | +28.2% |
| 1969 | 20.03 An per square kilometre | -21.2% |
| 1970 | 32.57 An per square kilometre | +62.6% |
| 1971 | 28.57 An per square kilometre | -12.3% |
| 1972 | 24.68 An per square kilometre | -13.6% |
| 1973 | 21.83 An per square kilometre | -11.6% |
| 1974 | 21.14 An per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1975 | 17.96 An per square kilometre | -15.1% |
| 1976 | 16.21 An per square kilometre | -9.7% |
| 1977 | 16.49 An per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1978 | 16.36 An per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1979 | 12.36 An per square kilometre | -24.4% |
| 1980 | 11.7 An per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 1981 | 19.72 An per square kilometre | +68.6% |
| 1982 | 20.77 An per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1983 | 17.16 An per square kilometre | -17.4% |
| 1984 | 15.48 An per square kilometre | -9.8% |
| 1985 | 16.64 An per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1986 | 19.16 An per square kilometre | +15.1% |
| 1987 | 18.28 An per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 1988 | 18.98 An per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1989 | 20.45 An per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 1990 | 20.8 An per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 21.39 An per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1992 | 22.57 An per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1993 | 22.81 An per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 23.99 An per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1995 | 18.54 An per square kilometre | -22.7% |
| 1996 | 24.19 An per square kilometre | +30.5% |
| 1997 | 22.85 An per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 1998 | 21.14 An per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 1999 | 19.43 An per square kilometre | -8.1% |
| 2000 | 18 An per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 2001 | 18.06 An per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 10.66 An per square kilometre | -41.0% |
| 2003 | 9.1 An per square kilometre | -14.6% |
| 2004 | 8.96 An per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 11.43 An per square kilometre | +27.6% |
| 2006 | 10.66 An per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 2007 | 9.32 An per square kilometre | -12.5% |
| 2008 | 10.6 An per square kilometre | +13.7% |
| 2009 | 14.1 An per square kilometre | +33.0% |
| 2010 | 10.88 An per square kilometre | -22.8% |
| 2011 | 10.88 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 11.05 An per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 9.43 An per square kilometre | -14.7% |
| 2014 | 8.65 An per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 2015 | 4.9 An per square kilometre | -43.4% |
| 2016 | 4.74 An per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 4.73 An per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 5.45 An per square kilometre | +15.2% |
| 2019 | 4.9 An per square kilometre | -10.1% |
| 2020 | 5.76 An per square kilometre | +17.6% |
| 2021 | 7.57 An per square kilometre | +31.5% |
| 2022 | 7.48 An per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 7.23 An per square kilometre | -3.4% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 7.23 An per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 3.84 An per square kilometre, 1.9× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 7.23 An per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.8132 An per square kilometre, 8.9× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 21.75 An per square kilometre | 19.83 An per square kilometre | 25.43 An per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 20.82 An per square kilometre | 12.36 An per square kilometre | 32.57 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 17.84 An per square kilometre | 11.7 An per square kilometre | 20.77 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 21.77 An per square kilometre | 18.54 An per square kilometre | 24.19 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.09 An per square kilometre | 8.96 An per square kilometre | 18.06 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.56 An per square kilometre | 4.73 An per square kilometre | 11.05 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.01 An per square kilometre | 5.76 An per square kilometre | 7.57 An per square kilometre | 4 |
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 meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per in Uruguay?
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per in Uruguay was 7.23 An per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 32.57 An per square kilometre in 1970.
- What is the lowest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.73 An per square kilometre in 2017.
- How does Uruguay rank for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per?
- Uruguay ranks 48th out of 160 countries with data for 2023.
- Is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.