Wheat — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Uruguay
Uruguay: Wheat — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 1.52 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
1.52 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
down 11.6%
World rank
46th
of 110 countries
All-time high
3.39 ha per square kilometre
in 2012
All-time low
0.6668 ha per square kilometre
in 1991
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Wheat — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Uruguay, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre in Uruguay is 1.52 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 11.6% on the previous year and down 40.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre in Uruguay peaked at 3.39 ha per square kilometre in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.6668 ha per square kilometre, in 1991.
Uruguay ranks 46th of 110 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Wheat — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.49 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 2.29 ha per square kilometre | -8.1% |
| 1963 | 2.02 ha per square kilometre | -11.6% |
| 1964 | 3.01 ha per square kilometre | +48.9% |
| 1965 | 3.12 ha per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1966 | 2.17 ha per square kilometre | -30.6% |
| 1967 | 1.27 ha per square kilometre | -41.5% |
| 1968 | 3.04 ha per square kilometre | +139.6% |
| 1969 | 2.57 ha per square kilometre | -15.3% |
| 1970 | 1.92 ha per square kilometre | -25.3% |
| 1971 | 1.94 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1972 | 1.06 ha per square kilometre | -45.5% |
| 1973 | 1.62 ha per square kilometre | +53.1% |
| 1974 | 2.46 ha per square kilometre | +51.7% |
| 1975 | 2.6 ha per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1976 | 2.9 ha per square kilometre | +11.5% |
| 1977 | 1.84 ha per square kilometre | -36.7% |
| 1978 | 1.25 ha per square kilometre | -31.8% |
| 1979 | 1.83 ha per square kilometre | +45.8% |
| 1980 | 1.3 ha per square kilometre | -28.8% |
| 1981 | 1.69 ha per square kilometre | +30.1% |
| 1982 | 1.36 ha per square kilometre | -19.4% |
| 1983 | 1.44 ha per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1984 | 1.29 ha per square kilometre | -10.6% |
| 1985 | 1.21 ha per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 1986 | 1.07 ha per square kilometre | -11.9% |
| 1987 | 0.9546 ha per square kilometre | -10.4% |
| 1988 | 1.01 ha per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1989 | 1.3 ha per square kilometre | +28.3% |
| 1990 | 1.29 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 0.6668 ha per square kilometre | -48.2% |
| 1992 | 0.849 ha per square kilometre | +27.3% |
| 1993 | 1.23 ha per square kilometre | +44.5% |
| 1994 | 1.08 ha per square kilometre | -11.6% |
| 1995 | 0.961 ha per square kilometre | -11.4% |
| 1996 | 1.43 ha per square kilometre | +48.8% |
| 1997 | 1.45 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 1.1 ha per square kilometre | -24.0% |
| 1999 | 1.12 ha per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 0.7313 ha per square kilometre | -34.9% |
| 2001 | 0.7142 ha per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 0.7713 ha per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 2003 | 0.7833 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 0.6725 ha per square kilometre | -14.2% |
| 2005 | 1.02 ha per square kilometre | +52.3% |
| 2006 | 0.877 ha per square kilometre | -14.4% |
| 2007 | 1.11 ha per square kilometre | +26.0% |
| 2008 | 1.4 ha per square kilometre | +26.8% |
| 2009 | 2.71 ha per square kilometre | +93.6% |
| 2010 | 3.14 ha per square kilometre | +15.6% |
| 2011 | 2.31 ha per square kilometre | -26.4% |
| 2012 | 3.39 ha per square kilometre | +46.9% |
| 2013 | 2.57 ha per square kilometre | -24.2% |
| 2014 | 2.64 ha per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 2.28 ha per square kilometre | -13.6% |
| 2016 | 1.89 ha per square kilometre | -17.3% |
| 2017 | 1.23 ha per square kilometre | -34.9% |
| 2018 | 1.1 ha per square kilometre | -10.2% |
| 2019 | 1.13 ha per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 1.36 ha per square kilometre | +19.7% |
| 2021 | 1.28 ha per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 2022 | 1.72 ha per square kilometre | +34.8% |
| 2023 | 1.52 ha per square kilometre | -11.6% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 1.52 ha per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.2 ha per square kilometre, 69% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 1.52 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.2883 ha per square kilometre, 5.3× the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.44 ha per square kilometre | 1.27 ha per square kilometre | 3.12 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.94 ha per square kilometre | 1.06 ha per square kilometre | 2.9 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.26 ha per square kilometre | 0.9546 ha per square kilometre | 1.69 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.12 ha per square kilometre | 0.6668 ha per square kilometre | 1.45 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.08 ha per square kilometre | 0.6725 ha per square kilometre | 2.71 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.17 ha per square kilometre | 1.1 ha per square kilometre | 3.39 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.47 ha per square kilometre | 1.28 ha per square kilometre | 1.72 ha 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 wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre in Uruguay?
- Wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre in Uruguay was 1.52 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 3.39 ha per square kilometre in 2012.
- What is the lowest wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6668 ha per square kilometre in 1991.
- How does Uruguay rank for wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Uruguay ranks 46th out of 110 countries with data for 2023.
- Is wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.7%. 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Wheat — 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.
Wheat — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Wheat — Area harvested 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
Wheat — 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.