Wheat — Area harvested, per capita in Uruguay
Uruguay: Wheat — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0894 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Wheat — Area harvested, per capita in Uruguay, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for wheat — area harvested, per capita in Uruguay is 0.0894 ha per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 13.6% on the previous year and down 35.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wheat — area harvested, per capita in Uruguay peaked at 0.2039 ha per person in 1965 and was at its lowest, 0.0358 ha per person, in 2004.
That places Uruguay 14th out of 110 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Wheat — Area harvested, per capita in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1701 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.1544 ha per person | -9.2% |
| 1963 | 0.1349 ha per person | -12.6% |
| 1964 | 0.1987 ha per person | +47.3% |
| 1965 | 0.2039 ha per person | +2.6% |
| 1966 | 0.1402 ha per person | -31.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0813 ha per person | -42.0% |
| 1968 | 0.1932 ha per person | +137.7% |
| 1969 | 0.1624 ha per person | -15.9% |
| 1970 | 0.1206 ha per person | -25.7% |
| 1971 | 0.121 ha per person | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0656 ha per person | -45.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0998 ha per person | +52.2% |
| 1974 | 0.1506 ha per person | +50.8% |
| 1975 | 0.1587 ha per person | +5.4% |
| 1976 | 0.1757 ha per person | +10.8% |
| 1977 | 0.1105 ha per person | -37.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0749 ha per person | -32.2% |
| 1979 | 0.1087 ha per person | +45.1% |
| 1980 | 0.077 ha per person | -29.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0998 ha per person | +29.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0801 ha per person | -19.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0846 ha per person | +5.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0753 ha per person | -11.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0702 ha per person | -6.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0615 ha per person | -12.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0548 ha per person | -10.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0576 ha per person | +5.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0735 ha per person | +27.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0726 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0374 ha per person | -48.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0473 ha per person | +26.6% |
| 1993 | 0.068 ha per person | +43.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0598 ha per person | -12.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0527 ha per person | -11.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0781 ha per person | +48.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0789 ha per person | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0597 ha per person | -24.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0604 ha per person | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0392 ha per person | -35.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0382 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0412 ha per person | +7.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0418 ha per person | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0358 ha per person | -14.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0546 ha per person | +52.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0467 ha per person | -14.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0587 ha per person | +25.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0743 ha per person | +26.6% |
| 2009 | 0.1435 ha per person | +93.2% |
| 2010 | 0.1655 ha per person | +15.3% |
| 2011 | 0.1214 ha per person | -26.6% |
| 2012 | 0.1779 ha per person | +46.5% |
| 2013 | 0.1345 ha per person | -24.4% |
| 2014 | 0.1376 ha per person | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 0.1185 ha per person | -13.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0977 ha per person | -17.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0635 ha per person | -35.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0569 ha per person | -10.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0584 ha per person | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0699 ha per person | +19.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0659 ha per person | -5.7% |
| 2022 | 0.089 ha per person | +35.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0787 ha per person | -11.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0894 ha per person | +13.6% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 0.0894 ha per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0299 ha per person, 3.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 0.0894 ha per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0036 ha per person, 25.0× the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1599 ha per person | 0.0813 ha per person | 0.2039 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1186 ha per person | 0.0656 ha per person | 0.1757 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0734 ha per person | 0.0548 ha per person | 0.0998 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0615 ha per person | 0.0374 ha per person | 0.0789 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0574 ha per person | 0.0358 ha per person | 0.1435 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1132 ha per person | 0.0569 ha per person | 0.1779 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0786 ha per person | 0.0659 ha per person | 0.0894 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 wheat — area harvested, per capita in Uruguay?
- Wheat — area harvested, per capita in Uruguay was 0.0894 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest wheat — area harvested, per capita recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2039 ha per person in 1965.
- What is the lowest wheat — area harvested, per capita recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0358 ha per person in 2004.
- How does Uruguay rank for wheat — area harvested, per capita?
- Uruguay ranks 14th out of 110 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wheat — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.0%. 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 Wheat — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Wheat — 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.
Wheat — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Wheat — 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
Wheat — 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.