Arable land in Uruguay
Uruguay: Arable land was 0.6492 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Arable land in Uruguay, 1961–2023
Source: 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). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
In 2023, arable land in Uruguay stood at 0.6492 hectares per person.
That represents a change of up 4.1% on the previous year and down 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land in Uruguay peaked at 0.9578 hectares per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.3998 hectares per person, in 1990.
That places Uruguay 12th out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8292 hectares per person | 0.7015 hectares per person | 0.9578 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.5676 hectares per person | 0.4908 hectares per person | 0.6464 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4418 hectares per person | 0.4073 hectares per person | 0.4753 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4086 hectares per person | 0.3998 hectares per person | 0.4183 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4619 hectares per person | 0.4204 hectares per person | 0.6631 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6656 hectares per person | 0.6126 hectares per person | 0.7258 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6167 hectares per person | 0.5956 hectares per person | 0.6492 hectares per person | 4 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Uruguay
- Agricultural raw materials exports 14.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2024)
- Rural population 4.3% (2025)
- Rural population growth -1.3% (2025)
- Rural population 147,108 (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 6.4% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 5.45 billion current US$ (2025)
- Land under cereal production 813,974 hectares (2024)
- Cereal yield 5,058 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal production 4.12 million metric tons (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land in Uruguay?
- Arable land in Uruguay was 0.6492 hectares per person in 2023, according to 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).
- What is the highest arable land recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9578 hectares per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest arable land recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3998 hectares per person in 1990.
- How does Uruguay rank for arable land?
- Uruguay ranks 12th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from 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), published as part of Arable land (hectares per person). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Arable land (hectares per person) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.