Surface area (sq. km), per capita in Uruguay
Uruguay: Surface area (sq. km), per capita was 0.052 sq. km per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.052 sq. km per person
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
31st
of 216 countries
All-time high
0.0688 sq. km per person
in 1961
All-time low
0.0518 sq. km per person
in 2020
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Surface area (sq. km), per capita in Uruguay, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for surface area (sq. km), per capita in Uruguay is 0.052 sq. km per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, surface area (sq. km), per capita in Uruguay peaked at 0.0688 sq. km per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0518 sq. km per person, in 2020.
Uruguay ranks 31st of 216 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Surface area (sq. km), per capita in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | sq. km per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0688 sq. km per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.068 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0672 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0664 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0657 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0651 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0645 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 1968 | 0.064 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 1969 | 0.0635 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0631 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0628 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0625 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0621 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0617 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0614 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0609 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0606 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0602 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0599 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0597 sq. km per person | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0595 sq. km per person | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0592 sq. km per person | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 0.059 sq. km per person | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0587 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0584 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0581 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0578 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0574 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0571 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0568 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0564 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0561 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0558 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0555 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0553 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.055 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0547 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0544 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0542 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.054 sq. km per person | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0538 sq. km per person | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0537 sq. km per person | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0537 sq. km per person | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0537 sq. km per person | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0536 sq. km per person | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0536 sq. km per person | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0535 sq. km per person | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0534 sq. km per person | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0532 sq. km per person | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0531 sq. km per person | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.053 sq. km per person | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0528 sq. km per person | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0527 sq. km per person | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0525 sq. km per person | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0523 sq. km per person | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0521 sq. km per person | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.052 sq. km per person | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0519 sq. km per person | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0519 sq. km per person | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0518 sq. km per person | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0519 sq. km per person | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.052 sq. km per person | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.052 sq. km per person | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.052 sq. km per person | +0.0% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 0.052 sq. km per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0086 sq. km per person, 6.1× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 0.052 sq. km per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0102 sq. km per person, 5.1× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0659 sq. km per person | 0.0635 sq. km per person | 0.0688 sq. km per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0615 sq. km per person | 0.0599 sq. km per person | 0.0631 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0585 sq. km per person | 0.0571 sq. km per person | 0.0597 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0554 sq. km per person | 0.0542 sq. km per person | 0.0568 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0536 sq. km per person | 0.0532 sq. km per person | 0.054 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0524 sq. km per person | 0.0519 sq. km per person | 0.0531 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0519 sq. km per person | 0.0518 sq. km per person | 0.052 sq. km per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
More agriculture & rural data for Uruguay
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.6278 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.6075 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.0924 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 4.15 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is surface area (sq. km), per capita in Uruguay?
- Surface area (sq. km), per capita in Uruguay was 0.052 sq. km per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest surface area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0688 sq. km per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest surface area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0518 sq. km per person in 2020.
- How does Uruguay rank for surface area (sq. km), per capita?
- Uruguay ranks 31st out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is surface area (sq. km), per capita rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. 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 Surface area (sq. km), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Surface area (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Surface area (sq. km) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Surface area FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Surface area (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.