Rice — Area harvested, per capita in Uruguay
Uruguay: Rice — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0412 ha per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Rice — Area harvested, per capita in Uruguay, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for rice — area harvested, per capita in Uruguay is 0.0412 ha per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 5.0% on the previous year and down 17.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rice — area harvested, per capita in Uruguay peaked at 0.0639 ha per person in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.0067 ha per person, in 1961.
Uruguay ranks 14th of 120 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Rice — Area harvested, per capita in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0067 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0069 ha per person | +2.2% |
| 1963 | 0.008 ha per person | +16.6% |
| 1964 | 0.0077 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0103 ha per person | +32.5% |
| 1966 | 0.0113 ha per person | +9.7% |
| 1967 | 0.0124 ha per person | +10.4% |
| 1968 | 0.0112 ha per person | -10.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0124 ha per person | +10.9% |
| 1970 | 0.0128 ha per person | +3.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0112 ha per person | -12.5% |
| 1972 | 0.011 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0122 ha per person | +10.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0149 ha per person | +22.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0163 ha per person | +9.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0181 ha per person | +10.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0195 ha per person | +8.0% |
| 1978 | 0.02 ha per person | +2.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0204 ha per person | +2.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0228 ha per person | +11.8% |
| 1981 | 0.021 ha per person | -7.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0233 ha per person | +11.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0235 ha per person | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0262 ha per person | +11.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0281 ha per person | +7.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0272 ha per person | -3.5% |
| 1987 | 0.026 ha per person | -4.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0264 ha per person | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0308 ha per person | +17.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0252 ha per person | -18.4% |
| 1991 | 0.033 ha per person | +31.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0405 ha per person | +22.8% |
| 1993 | 0.043 ha per person | +6.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0423 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0459 ha per person | +8.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0469 ha per person | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0482 ha per person | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0525 ha per person | +8.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0639 ha per person | +21.9% |
| 2000 | 0.058 ha per person | -9.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0469 ha per person | -19.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0489 ha per person | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0468 ha per person | -4.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0568 ha per person | +21.5% |
| 2005 | 0.056 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0539 ha per person | -3.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0441 ha per person | -18.1% |
| 2008 | 0.051 ha per person | +15.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0485 ha per person | -4.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0488 ha per person | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0589 ha per person | +20.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0544 ha per person | -7.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0516 ha per person | -5.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0499 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0477 ha per person | -4.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0477 ha per person | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0485 ha per person | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0478 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0427 ha per person | -10.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0413 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 0.041 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0449 ha per person | +9.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0434 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0412 ha per person | -5.0% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 0.0412 ha per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0 ha per person, 3474.0× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 0.0412 ha per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0044 ha per person, 9.4× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0096 ha per person | 0.0067 ha per person | 0.0124 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0156 ha per person | 0.011 ha per person | 0.0204 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0255 ha per person | 0.021 ha per person | 0.0308 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0441 ha per person | 0.0252 ha per person | 0.0639 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0511 ha per person | 0.0441 ha per person | 0.058 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0498 ha per person | 0.0427 ha per person | 0.0589 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0424 ha per person | 0.041 ha per person | 0.0449 ha per person | 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 rice — area harvested, per capita in Uruguay?
- Rice — area harvested, per capita in Uruguay was 0.0412 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rice — area harvested, per capita recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0639 ha per person in 1999.
- What is the lowest rice — area harvested, per capita recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0067 ha per person in 1961.
- How does Uruguay rank for rice — area harvested, per capita?
- Uruguay ranks 14th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is rice — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Rice — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Rice — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Rice — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Rice — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Rice — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.