Rice — Area harvested in Uruguay
Uruguay: Rice — Area harvested was 139,645 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Rice — Area harvested in Uruguay, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for rice — area harvested in Uruguay is 139,645 ha, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 5.0% on the previous year and down 16.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rice — area harvested in Uruguay peaked at 208,089 ha in 1999 and was at its lowest, 17,190 ha, in 1961.
That places Uruguay 43rd out of 133 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Rice — Area harvested in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 17,190 ha | — |
| 1962 | 17,788 ha | +3.5% |
| 1963 | 20,986 ha | +18.0% |
| 1964 | 20,557 ha | -2.0% |
| 1965 | 27,529 ha | +33.9% |
| 1966 | 30,499 ha | +10.8% |
| 1967 | 33,976 ha | +11.4% |
| 1968 | 30,747 ha | -9.5% |
| 1969 | 34,340 ha | +11.7% |
| 1970 | 35,691 ha | +3.9% |
| 1971 | 31,408 ha | -12.0% |
| 1972 | 31,146 ha | -0.8% |
| 1973 | 34,540 ha | +10.9% |
| 1974 | 42,660 ha | +23.5% |
| 1975 | 46,923 ha | +10.0% |
| 1976 | 52,327 ha | +11.5% |
| 1977 | 56,840 ha | +8.6% |
| 1978 | 58,380 ha | +2.7% |
| 1979 | 60,010 ha | +2.8% |
| 1980 | 67,350 ha | +12.2% |
| 1981 | 62,250 ha | -7.6% |
| 1982 | 69,450 ha | +11.6% |
| 1983 | 70,155 ha | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 78,770 ha | +12.3% |
| 1985 | 84,929 ha | +7.8% |
| 1986 | 82,400 ha | -3.0% |
| 1987 | 79,400 ha | -3.6% |
| 1988 | 80,844 ha | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 95,175 ha | +17.7% |
| 1990 | 78,091 ha | -18.0% |
| 1991 | 103,125 ha | +32.1% |
| 1992 | 127,300 ha | +23.4% |
| 1993 | 135,700 ha | +6.6% |
| 1994 | 134,200 ha | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 146,300 ha | +9.0% |
| 1996 | 150,500 ha | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 155,500 ha | +3.3% |
| 1998 | 169,901 ha | +9.3% |
| 1999 | 208,089 ha | +22.5% |
| 2000 | 189,402 ha | -9.0% |
| 2001 | 153,676 ha | -18.9% |
| 2002 | 160,234 ha | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 153,400 ha | -4.3% |
| 2004 | 186,465 ha | +21.6% |
| 2005 | 184,000 ha | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 177,300 ha | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 145,400 ha | -18.0% |
| 2008 | 168,377 ha | +15.8% |
| 2009 | 160,700 ha | -4.6% |
| 2010 | 161,900 ha | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 196,000 ha | +21.1% |
| 2012 | 181,371 ha | -7.5% |
| 2013 | 172,500 ha | -4.9% |
| 2014 | 167,400 ha | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 160,700 ha | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 161,194 ha | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 164,457 ha | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 162,400 ha | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 145,000 ha | -10.7% |
| 2020 | 140,300 ha | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 139,300 ha | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 152,100 ha | +9.2% |
| 2023 | 147,000 ha | -3.4% |
| 2024 | 139,645 ha | -5.0% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 139,645 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 419 ha, 333.3× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 139,645 ha is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 50,796 ha, 2.7× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 25,957 ha | 17,190 ha | 34,340 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 44,992 ha | 31,146 ha | 60,010 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 77,072 ha | 62,250 ha | 95,175 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 140,871 ha | 78,091 ha | 208,089 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 167,895 ha | 145,400 ha | 189,402 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 167,292 ha | 145,000 ha | 196,000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 143,669 ha | 139,300 ha | 152,100 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 rice — area harvested in Uruguay?
- Rice — area harvested in Uruguay was 139,645 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest rice — area harvested recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 208,089 ha in 1999.
- What is the lowest rice — area harvested recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 17,190 ha in 1961.
- How does Uruguay rank for rice — area harvested?
- Uruguay ranks 43rd out of 133 countries with data for 2024.
- Is rice — area harvested rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.6%. 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 Rice — 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.