How does Uruguay rank for sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre?

Uruguay ranks 43rd out of 99 countries with data for 2023.

Is sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Uruguay?

Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Uruguay

Name: Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Uruguay
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Uruguay: Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.0483 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

0.0483 ha per square kilometre

Change on year

down 0.5%

World rank

43rd

of 99 countries

All-time high

0.0914 ha per square kilometre

in 1964

All-time low

0.0251 ha per square kilometre

in 1990

Years of data

1961–2023

Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Uruguay, 1961–2023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.

Analysis

The most recent figure for sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Uruguay is 0.0483 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023.

That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Uruguay peaked at 0.0914 ha per square kilometre in 1964 and was at its lowest, 0.0251 ha per square kilometre, in 1990.

That places Uruguay 43rd out of 99 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.

Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Uruguay, year by year

Annual values for Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Uruguay, 1961 to 2023.
Year	ha per square kilometre	Change
1961	0.0878 ha per square kilometre	—
1962	0.0764 ha per square kilometre	-13.0%
1963	0.0886 ha per square kilometre	+16.0%
1964	0.0914 ha per square kilometre	+3.2%
1965	0.0914 ha per square kilometre	+0.0%
1966	0.0774 ha per square kilometre	-15.3%
1967	0.0743 ha per square kilometre	-4.0%
1968	0.0629 ha per square kilometre	-15.4%
1969	0.0743 ha per square kilometre	+18.2%
1970	0.0811 ha per square kilometre	+9.2%
1971	0.074 ha per square kilometre	-8.8%
1972	0.0736 ha per square kilometre	-0.5%
1973	0.0771 ha per square kilometre	+4.8%
1974	0.0811 ha per square kilometre	+5.2%
1975	0.08 ha per square kilometre	-1.4%
1976	0.0857 ha per square kilometre	+7.1%
1977	0.0857 ha per square kilometre	+0.0%
1978	0.0857 ha per square kilometre	+0.0%
1979	0.0857 ha per square kilometre	+0.0%
1980	0.0857 ha per square kilometre	+0.0%
1981	0.0857 ha per square kilometre	+0.0%
1982	0.0857 ha per square kilometre	+0.0%
1983	0.0857 ha per square kilometre	+0.0%
1984	0.0857 ha per square kilometre	+0.0%
1985	0.0857 ha per square kilometre	+0.0%
1986	0.0857 ha per square kilometre	+0.0%
1987	0.0857 ha per square kilometre	+0.0%
1988	0.0857 ha per square kilometre	+0.0%
1989	0.0857 ha per square kilometre	+0.0%
1990	0.0251 ha per square kilometre	-70.8%
1991	0.0857 ha per square kilometre	+242.0%
1992	0.0421 ha per square kilometre	-50.8%
1993	0.0331 ha per square kilometre	-21.5%
1994	0.0343 ha per square kilometre	+3.6%
1995	0.032 ha per square kilometre	-6.7%
1996	0.0343 ha per square kilometre	+7.1%
1997	0.032 ha per square kilometre	-6.7%
1998	0.0314 ha per square kilometre	-1.8%
1999	0.0343 ha per square kilometre	+9.1%
2000	0.0354 ha per square kilometre	+3.3%
2001	0.036 ha per square kilometre	+1.6%
2002	0.0363 ha per square kilometre	+0.8%
2003	0.0371 ha per square kilometre	+2.4%
2004	0.0377 ha per square kilometre	+1.5%
2005	0.04 ha per square kilometre	+6.1%
2006	0.0423 ha per square kilometre	+5.7%
2007	0.0429 ha per square kilometre	+1.4%
2008	0.0434 ha per square kilometre	+1.3%
2009	0.0434 ha per square kilometre	+0.0%
2010	0.044 ha per square kilometre	+1.3%
2011	0.0446 ha per square kilometre	+1.3%
2012	0.0457 ha per square kilometre	+2.6%
2013	0.0469 ha per square kilometre	+2.5%
2014	0.0463 ha per square kilometre	-1.2%
2015	0.0471 ha per square kilometre	+1.9%
2016	0.049 ha per square kilometre	+3.9%
2017	0.0475 ha per square kilometre	-3.1%
2018	0.0475 ha per square kilometre	+0.1%
2019	0.0492 ha per square kilometre	+3.5%
2020	0.0481 ha per square kilometre	-2.3%
2021	0.0483 ha per square kilometre	+0.4%
2022	0.0485 ha per square kilometre	+0.5%
2023	0.0483 ha per square kilometre	-0.5%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Uruguay changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

Year	Change	From	To
1991	+242.0%	0.0251 ha per square kilometre	0.0857 ha per square kilometre
1990	-70.8%	0.0857 ha per square kilometre	0.0251 ha per square kilometre
1992	-50.8%	0.0857 ha per square kilometre	0.0421 ha per square kilometre

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.0805 ha per square kilometre	0.0629 ha per square kilometre	0.0914 ha per square kilometre	9
1970s	0.081 ha per square kilometre	0.0736 ha per square kilometre	0.0857 ha per square kilometre	10
1980s	0.0857 ha per square kilometre	0.0857 ha per square kilometre	0.0857 ha per square kilometre	10
1990s	0.0384 ha per square kilometre	0.0251 ha per square kilometre	0.0857 ha per square kilometre	10
2000s	0.0395 ha per square kilometre	0.0354 ha per square kilometre	0.0434 ha per square kilometre	10
2010s	0.0468 ha per square kilometre	0.044 ha per square kilometre	0.0492 ha per square kilometre	10
2020s	0.0483 ha per square kilometre	0.0481 ha per square kilometre	0.0485 ha per square kilometre	4

Countries ranked near Uruguay

40 Zimbabwe 0.068 ha per square kilometre compare
41 Mauritius 0.0606 ha per square kilometre compare
42 Bahamas 0.0539 ha per square kilometre compare
44 Honduras 0.0422 ha per square kilometre compare
45 Ethiopia 0.0414 ha per square kilometre compare
46 Togo 0.04 ha per square kilometre compare

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More agriculture & rural data for Uruguay

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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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Uruguay?: Sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Uruguay was 0.0483 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Uruguay?: The highest recorded value was 0.0914 ha per square kilometre in 1964.
What is the lowest sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Uruguay?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0251 ha per square kilometre in 1990.
How does Uruguay rank for sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre?: Uruguay ranks 43rd out of 99 countries with data for 2023.
Is sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Uruguay?: Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. 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 Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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How this figure is calculated

Sweet potatoes — Area harvested 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.

Sweet potatoes — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)

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Sweet potatoes — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

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Indicator: Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre
Unit: ha per square kilometre
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 100 places, 5,585 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 10 October 2026

Sweet potatoes — Area harvested 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.