Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square in Uruguay
Uruguay: Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square was 7.23 An per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square in Uruguay, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per square kilometre.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 7.23 An per square kilometre for sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square in 2023.
That represents a change of down 3.4% on the previous year and down 23.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square in Uruguay peaked at 32.57 An per square kilometre in 1970 and was at its lowest, 4.73 An per square kilometre, in 2017.
That places Uruguay 73rd out of 164 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | An per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 21.31 An per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 21.88 An per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1963 | 19.83 An per square kilometre | -9.4% |
| 1964 | 20.17 An per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1965 | 22.11 An per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 1966 | 25.14 An per square kilometre | +13.7% |
| 1967 | 19.83 An per square kilometre | -21.1% |
| 1968 | 25.43 An per square kilometre | +28.2% |
| 1969 | 20.03 An per square kilometre | -21.2% |
| 1970 | 32.57 An per square kilometre | +62.6% |
| 1971 | 28.57 An per square kilometre | -12.3% |
| 1972 | 24.68 An per square kilometre | -13.6% |
| 1973 | 21.83 An per square kilometre | -11.6% |
| 1974 | 21.14 An per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1975 | 17.96 An per square kilometre | -15.1% |
| 1976 | 16.21 An per square kilometre | -9.7% |
| 1977 | 16.49 An per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1978 | 16.36 An per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1979 | 12.36 An per square kilometre | -24.4% |
| 1980 | 11.7 An per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 1981 | 19.72 An per square kilometre | +68.6% |
| 1982 | 20.77 An per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1983 | 17.16 An per square kilometre | -17.4% |
| 1984 | 15.48 An per square kilometre | -9.8% |
| 1985 | 16.64 An per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1986 | 19.16 An per square kilometre | +15.1% |
| 1987 | 18.28 An per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 1988 | 18.98 An per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1989 | 20.45 An per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 1990 | 20.8 An per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 21.39 An per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1992 | 22.57 An per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1993 | 22.81 An per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 23.99 An per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1995 | 18.54 An per square kilometre | -22.7% |
| 1996 | 24.19 An per square kilometre | +30.5% |
| 1997 | 22.85 An per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 1998 | 21.14 An per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 1999 | 19.43 An per square kilometre | -8.1% |
| 2000 | 18 An per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 2001 | 18.06 An per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 10.66 An per square kilometre | -41.0% |
| 2003 | 9.1 An per square kilometre | -14.6% |
| 2004 | 8.96 An per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 11.43 An per square kilometre | +27.6% |
| 2006 | 10.66 An per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 2007 | 9.32 An per square kilometre | -12.5% |
| 2008 | 10.6 An per square kilometre | +13.7% |
| 2009 | 14.1 An per square kilometre | +33.0% |
| 2010 | 10.88 An per square kilometre | -22.8% |
| 2011 | 10.88 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 11.05 An per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 9.43 An per square kilometre | -14.7% |
| 2014 | 8.65 An per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 2015 | 4.9 An per square kilometre | -43.4% |
| 2016 | 4.74 An per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 4.73 An per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 5.45 An per square kilometre | +15.2% |
| 2019 | 4.9 An per square kilometre | -10.1% |
| 2020 | 5.76 An per square kilometre | +17.6% |
| 2021 | 7.57 An per square kilometre | +31.5% |
| 2022 | 7.48 An per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 7.23 An per square kilometre | -3.4% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 7.23 An per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 4.6 An per square kilometre, 1.6× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 7.23 An per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.39 An per square kilometre, 5.2× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 21.75 An per square kilometre | 19.83 An per square kilometre | 25.43 An per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 20.82 An per square kilometre | 12.36 An per square kilometre | 32.57 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 17.84 An per square kilometre | 11.7 An per square kilometre | 20.77 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 21.77 An per square kilometre | 18.54 An per square kilometre | 24.19 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.09 An per square kilometre | 8.96 An per square kilometre | 18.06 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.56 An per square kilometre | 4.73 An per square kilometre | 11.05 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.01 An per square kilometre | 5.76 An per square kilometre | 7.57 An per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
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 sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square in Uruguay?
- Sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square in Uruguay was 7.23 An per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 32.57 An per square kilometre in 1970.
- What is the lowest sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.73 An per square kilometre in 2017.
- How does Uruguay rank for sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square?
- Uruguay ranks 73rd out of 164 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.