Arable land per capita — all countries

Arable land per capita — Uruguay

Arable land per capita in Uruguay in 2023 — 0.6492 ha/person. Ranked 12 in the world out of 206. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 32.2%.

2023 0.6492 ha/person +4.06% vs 2022
World rank 12of 206
Period maximum 0.9578 ha/person1961
Period minimum 0.3998 ha/person1990

Trend over time

1961–2023 · hectares per capita

Arable land per capita — Uruguay, 1961–20230.20.40.60.8119611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 0.9578 ha/person1963: 0.8911 ha/person1965: 0.8291 ha/person1967: 0.766 ha/person1969: 0.7015 ha/person1971: 0.6285 ha/person1973: 0.5936 ha/person1975: 0.5584 ha/person1977: 0.5238 ha/person1979: 0.4908 ha/person1981: 0.4681 ha/person1983: 0.453 ha/person1985: 0.4382 ha/person1987: 0.4233 ha/person1989: 0.4073 ha/person1991: 0.4016 ha/person1993: 0.4055 ha/person1995: 0.4095 ha/person1997: 0.4135 ha/person1999: 0.4183 ha/person2001: 0.4206 ha/person2003: 0.4221 ha/person2005: 0.4236 ha/person2007: 0.4479 ha/person2009: 0.6631 ha/person2011: 0.707 ha/person2013: 0.6898 ha/person2015: 0.7211 ha/person2017: 0.6445 ha/person2019: 0.6147 ha/person2021: 0.5979 ha/person2023: 0.6492 ha/person
Change over the period: −0.3086 (−32.22%) Average annual rate: -0.63 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Uruguay

Uruguay 0.6492 ha/person
World 0.1717 ha/person
Latin America & Caribbean 0.2294 ha/person
South America computed 0.2773 ha/person
High-income countries computed 0.3338 ha/person
Arable land per capita — Uruguay, by year Uruguay All countries CSV XLSX
Year ha/person Change Change, %
2023 0.6492 +0.0253 +4.06%
2022 0.6239 +0.0259 +4.34%
2021 0.5979 +0.0023 +0.39%
2020 0.5956 −0.0191 −3.11%
2019 0.6147 −0.0192 −3.03%
2018 0.6339 −0.0106 −1.65%
2017 0.6445 −0.0143 −2.17%
2016 0.6588 −0.0623 −8.64%
2015 0.7211 −0.0047 −0.65%
2014 0.7258 +0.036 +5.22%
2013 0.6898 +0.0422 +6.52%
2012 0.6476 −0.0594 −8.4%
2011 0.707 +0.0944 +15.4%
2010 0.6126 −0.0505 −7.62%
2009 0.6631 +0.1102 +19.92%
2008 0.553 +0.105 +23.45%
2007 0.4479 +0.0236 +5.55%
2006 0.4244 +0.0007 +0.17%
2005 0.4236 +0.0006 +0.14%
2004 0.4231 +0.001 +0.23%
2003 0.4221 +0.0009 +0.22%
2002 0.4212 +0.0006 +0.15%
2001 0.4206 +0.0002 +0.04%
2000 0.4204 +0.0021 +0.51%
1999 0.4183 +0.0024 +0.58%
1998 0.4158 +0.0023 +0.55%
1997 0.4135 +0.0022 +0.53%
1996 0.4114 +0.0019 +0.46%
1995 0.4095 +0.002 +0.48%
1994 0.4075 +0.002 +0.49%
1993 0.4055 +0.002 +0.49%
1992 0.4035 +0.0019 +0.48%
1991 0.4016 +0.0019 +0.47%
1990 0.3998 −0.0075 −1.85%
1989 0.4073 −0.0083 −2%
1988 0.4156 −0.0077 −1.82%
1987 0.4233 −0.008 −1.85%
1986 0.4313 −0.0069 −1.57%
1985 0.4382 −0.0075 −1.67%
1984 0.4456 −0.0074 −1.63%
1983 0.453 −0.0074 −1.61%
1982 0.4604 −0.0076 −1.63%
1981 0.4681 −0.0072 −1.52%
1980 0.4753 −0.0156 −3.17%
1979 0.4908 −0.0164 −3.23%
1978 0.5072 −0.0166 −3.17%
1977 0.5238 −0.0171 −3.16%
1976 0.5409 −0.0175 −3.14%
1975 0.5584 −0.0176 −3.06%
1974 0.576 −0.0175 −2.95%
1973 0.5936 −0.0171 −2.8%
1972 0.6106 −0.0179 −2.85%
1971 0.6285 −0.0179 −2.76%
1970 0.6464 −0.0551 −7.86%
1969 0.7015 −0.0318 −4.34%
1968 0.7333 −0.0327 −4.27%
1967 0.766 −0.0339 −4.24%
1966 0.8 −0.0292 −3.52%
1965 0.8291 −0.0306 −3.56%
1964 0.8597 −0.0314 −3.52%
1963 0.8911 −0.0328 −3.55%
1962 0.9239 −0.0339 −3.54%
1961 0.9578

About the indicator

The area of arable land per inhabitant, in hectares. A key resource indicator of food security: countries with little arable land per person must either achieve very high yields or import food. The world value is falling — the area of arable land is barely growing while the population increases.

Important: The aggregate for a group is all of its arable land over all of its population. The indicator speaks of land endowment, not of yield: a hectare gives different amounts in different climates.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.