Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested in Uruguay
Uruguay: Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested was 1.09 million ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested in Uruguay, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested in Uruguay stood at 1.09 million ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 21.3% on the previous year and down 19.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested in Uruguay peaked at 1.38 million ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, 61,611 ha, in 1983.
That places Uruguay 44th out of 186 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 270,165 ha | — |
| 1962 | 293,080 ha | +8.5% |
| 1963 | 313,003 ha | +6.8% |
| 1964 | 263,801 ha | -15.7% |
| 1965 | 232,312 ha | -11.9% |
| 1966 | 235,025 ha | +1.2% |
| 1967 | 235,486 ha | +0.2% |
| 1968 | 164,957 ha | -30.0% |
| 1969 | 178,106 ha | +8.0% |
| 1970 | 273,524 ha | +53.6% |
| 1971 | 168,032 ha | -38.6% |
| 1972 | 182,645 ha | +8.7% |
| 1973 | 166,599 ha | -8.8% |
| 1974 | 144,465 ha | -13.3% |
| 1975 | 175,581 ha | +21.5% |
| 1976 | 248,554 ha | +41.6% |
| 1977 | 155,330 ha | -37.5% |
| 1978 | 237,472 ha | +52.9% |
| 1979 | 210,821 ha | -11.2% |
| 1980 | 183,736 ha | -12.8% |
| 1981 | 131,448 ha | -28.5% |
| 1982 | 112,658 ha | -14.3% |
| 1983 | 61,611 ha | -45.3% |
| 1984 | 78,805 ha | +27.9% |
| 1985 | 70,115 ha | -11.0% |
| 1986 | 111,535 ha | +59.1% |
| 1987 | 115,432 ha | +3.5% |
| 1988 | 96,296 ha | -16.6% |
| 1989 | 131,587 ha | +36.6% |
| 1990 | 94,434 ha | -28.2% |
| 1991 | 73,710 ha | -21.9% |
| 1992 | 81,371 ha | +10.4% |
| 1993 | 73,386 ha | -9.8% |
| 1994 | 77,390 ha | +5.5% |
| 1995 | 119,600 ha | +54.5% |
| 1996 | 105,400 ha | -11.9% |
| 1997 | 110,950 ha | +5.3% |
| 1998 | 95,900 ha | -13.6% |
| 1999 | 149,250 ha | +55.6% |
| 2000 | 65,186 ha | -56.3% |
| 2001 | 67,012 ha | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 143,862 ha | +114.7% |
| 2003 | 261,300 ha | +81.6% |
| 2004 | 364,022 ha | +39.3% |
| 2005 | 403,454 ha | +10.8% |
| 2006 | 378,535 ha | -6.2% |
| 2007 | 414,688 ha | +9.6% |
| 2008 | 506,500 ha | +22.1% |
| 2009 | 645,790 ha | +27.5% |
| 2010 | 872,592 ha | +35.1% |
| 2011 | 881,894 ha | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 916,500 ha | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 1.08 million ha | +17.4% |
| 2014 | 1.34 million ha | +24.7% |
| 2015 | 1.37 million ha | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 1.18 million ha | -14.0% |
| 2017 | 1.16 million ha | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 1.16 million ha | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 1.04 million ha | -11.0% |
| 2020 | 1.00 million ha | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 1.04 million ha | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 1.17 million ha | +13.0% |
| 2023 | 1.38 million ha | +17.7% |
| 2024 | 1.09 million ha | -21.3% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 1.09 million ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 52,034 ha, 20.9× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 1.09 million ha is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 30,920 ha, 35.2× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 242,882 ha | 164,957 ha | 313,003 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 196,302 ha | 144,465 ha | 273,524 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 109,322 ha | 61,611 ha | 183,736 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 98,139 ha | 73,386 ha | 149,250 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 325,035 ha | 65,186 ha | 645,790 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.10 million ha | 872,592 ha | 1.37 million ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.14 million ha | 1.00 million ha | 1.38 million ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
More agriculture & rural data for Uruguay
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.6278 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.6075 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.0924 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 4.15 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested in Uruguay?
- Oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested in Uruguay was 1.09 million ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 1.38 million ha in 2023.
- What is the lowest oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 61,611 ha in 1983.
- How does Uruguay rank for oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested?
- Uruguay ranks 44th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.0%. 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 Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — 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.