Olives — Area harvested in Uruguay
Uruguay: Olives — Area harvested was 5,347 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Olives — Area harvested in Uruguay, 1985–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, olives — area harvested in Uruguay stood at 5,347 ha.
That represents a change of up 5.5% on the previous year and up 91.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, olives — area harvested in Uruguay peaked at 7,300 ha in 2019 and was at its lowest, 700 ha, in 1991.
Uruguay ranks 30th of 60 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.
Olives — Area harvested in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 1,300 ha | — |
| 1986 | 1,300 ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 1,300 ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 1,300 ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 1,300 ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 900 ha | -30.8% |
| 1991 | 700 ha | -22.2% |
| 1992 | 800 ha | +14.3% |
| 1993 | 750 ha | -6.2% |
| 1994 | 760 ha | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 800 ha | +5.3% |
| 1996 | 800 ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 950 ha | +18.8% |
| 1998 | 1,100 ha | +15.8% |
| 1999 | 1,350 ha | +22.7% |
| 2000 | 1,600 ha | +18.5% |
| 2001 | 1,400 ha | -12.5% |
| 2002 | 1,450 ha | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 1,500 ha | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 1,450 ha | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 1,500 ha | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 1,550 ha | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 1,500 ha | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 1,800 ha | +20.0% |
| 2009 | 2,000 ha | +11.1% |
| 2010 | 2,241 ha | +12.0% |
| 2011 | 2,524 ha | +12.6% |
| 2012 | 3,000 ha | +18.9% |
| 2013 | 2,900 ha | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 2,800 ha | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 4,120 ha | +47.1% |
| 2016 | 5,300 ha | +28.6% |
| 2017 | 5,400 ha | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 7,000 ha | +29.6% |
| 2019 | 7,300 ha | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 2,541 ha | -65.2% |
| 2021 | 5,024 ha | +97.7% |
| 2022 | 5,150 ha | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 5,070 ha | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 5,347 ha | +5.5% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 5,347 ha is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5,842 ha, 92% of the median. (7 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Olives — Area harvested in Uruguay changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +97.7% | 2,541 ha | 5,024 ha |
| 2020 | -65.2% | 7,300 ha | 2,541 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1,300 ha | 1,300 ha | 1,300 ha | 5 |
| 1990s | 891 ha | 700 ha | 1,350 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,575 ha | 1,400 ha | 2,000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,258 ha | 2,241 ha | 7,300 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,626 ha | 2,541 ha | 5,347 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 27 Mexico 5,842 ha compare
- 28 El Salvador 5,775 ha compare
- 29 North Macedonia 5,356 ha compare
- 31 Brazil 4,266 ha compare
- 32 Pakistan 3,360 ha compare
- 33 Serbia and Montenegro 2,600 ha compare
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 olives — area harvested in Uruguay?
- Olives — area harvested in Uruguay was 5,347 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest olives — area harvested recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 7,300 ha in 2019.
- What is the lowest olives — area harvested recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 700 ha in 1991.
- How does Uruguay rank for olives — area harvested?
- Uruguay ranks 30th out of 60 countries with data for 2024.
- Is olives — area harvested rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 91.0%. 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 Olives — 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.