What is land area in Uruguay?

Land area in Uruguay was 175,020 sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

What is the highest land area recorded in Uruguay?

The highest recorded value was 175,020 sq. km in 1961.

What is the lowest land area recorded in Uruguay?

The lowest recorded value was 175,020 sq. km in 1961.

How does Uruguay rank for land area?

Uruguay ranks 90th out of 216 countries with data for 2023.

Is land area rising or falling in Uruguay?

Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Where does this Uruguay data come from?

The figures come from FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Land area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Land area in Uruguay

Name: Land area in Uruguay
Creator: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Uruguay: Land area was 175,020 sq. km in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)

175,020 sq. km

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

90th

of 216 countries

All-time high

175,020 sq. km

in 1961

All-time low

175,020 sq. km

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2023

Land area in Uruguay, 1961–2023

Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in sq. km.

Analysis

In 2023, land area in Uruguay stood at 175,020 sq. km. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, land area in Uruguay peaked at 175,020 sq. km in 1961 and was at its lowest, 175,020 sq. km, in 1961.

That places Uruguay 90th out of 216 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	175,020 sq. km	175,020 sq. km	175,020 sq. km	9
1970s	175,020 sq. km	175,020 sq. km	175,020 sq. km	10
1980s	175,020 sq. km	175,020 sq. km	175,020 sq. km	10
1990s	175,020 sq. km	175,020 sq. km	175,020 sq. km	10
2000s	175,020 sq. km	175,020 sq. km	175,020 sq. km	10
2010s	175,020 sq. km	175,020 sq. km	175,020 sq. km	10
2020s	175,020 sq. km	175,020 sq. km	175,020 sq. km	4

Countries ranked near Uruguay

87 Kyrgyzstan 191,800 sq. km compare
88 Syria 183,630 sq. km compare
89 Cambodia 176,520 sq. km compare
91 Suriname 160,508 sq. km compare
92 Tunisia 155,360 sq. km compare
93 Nepal 143,350 sq. km compare

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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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is land area in Uruguay?: Land area in Uruguay was 175,020 sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
What is the highest land area recorded in Uruguay?: The highest recorded value was 175,020 sq. km in 1961.
What is the lowest land area recorded in Uruguay?: The lowest recorded value was 175,020 sq. km in 1961.
How does Uruguay rank for land area?: Uruguay ranks 90th out of 216 countries with data for 2023.
Is land area rising or falling in Uruguay?: Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Uruguay data come from?: The figures come from FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Land area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Land area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 263 places, 15,310 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.