Oranges — Area harvested in Uruguay
Uruguay: Oranges — Area harvested was 6,627 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Oranges — Area harvested in Uruguay, 1985–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for oranges — area harvested in Uruguay is 6,627 ha, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 10.6% on the previous year and down 15.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oranges — area harvested in Uruguay peaked at 15,500 ha in 1998 and was at its lowest, 5,824 ha, in 2021.
Uruguay ranks 46th of 136 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 40 years of available data.
Oranges — Area harvested in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 8,000 ha | — |
| 1986 | 8,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 8,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 8,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 8,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 11,000 ha | +37.5% |
| 1991 | 10,400 ha | -5.5% |
| 1992 | 12,402 ha | +19.2% |
| 1993 | 10,943 ha | -11.8% |
| 1994 | 11,183 ha | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 9,729 ha | -13.0% |
| 1996 | 10,557 ha | +8.5% |
| 1997 | 12,500 ha | +18.4% |
| 1998 | 15,500 ha | +24.0% |
| 1999 | 9,350 ha | -39.7% |
| 2000 | 6,800 ha | -27.3% |
| 2001 | 11,800 ha | +73.5% |
| 2002 | 6,831 ha | -42.1% |
| 2003 | 7,100 ha | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 6,914 ha | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 9,800 ha | +41.7% |
| 2006 | 6,677 ha | -31.9% |
| 2007 | 7,521 ha | +12.6% |
| 2008 | 7,599 ha | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 6,284 ha | -17.3% |
| 2010 | 8,222 ha | +30.8% |
| 2011 | 7,085 ha | -13.8% |
| 2012 | 6,741 ha | -4.9% |
| 2013 | 8,130 ha | +20.6% |
| 2014 | 7,844 ha | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 7,593 ha | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 7,418 ha | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 7,032 ha | -5.2% |
| 2018 | 6,453 ha | -8.2% |
| 2019 | 6,107 ha | -5.4% |
| 2020 | 6,098 ha | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 5,824 ha | -4.5% |
| 2022 | 6,381 ha | +9.6% |
| 2023 | 5,992 ha | -6.1% |
| 2024 | 6,627 ha | +10.6% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 6,627 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 51 ha, 129.9× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 6,627 ha is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 6,627 ha, 1.0× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 8,000 ha | 8,000 ha | 8,000 ha | 5 |
| 1990s | 11,356 ha | 9,350 ha | 15,500 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 7,733 ha | 6,284 ha | 11,800 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,262 ha | 6,107 ha | 8,222 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,184 ha | 5,824 ha | 6,627 ha | 5 |
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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 oranges — area harvested in Uruguay?
- Oranges — area harvested in Uruguay was 6,627 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest oranges — area harvested recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 15,500 ha in 1998.
- What is the lowest oranges — area harvested recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,824 ha in 2021.
- How does Uruguay rank for oranges — area harvested?
- Uruguay ranks 46th out of 136 countries with data for 2024.
- Is oranges — area harvested rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Oranges — 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.