Arable land — all countries

Arable land — Uruguay

Arable land in Uruguay in 2023 — 2,199,600 ha. Ranked 81 in the world out of 206. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 10.4%.

2023 2.2M ha +3.98% vs 2022
World rank 81of 206
Period maximum 2.45M ha1961
Period minimum 1.24M ha1990

Trend over time

1961–2023 · hectares

Arable land — Uruguay, 1961–20231M1.5M2M2.5M19611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 2,454,000 ha1963: 2,338,000 ha1965: 2,223,000 ha1967: 2,093,000 ha1969: 1,946,000 ha1971: 1,764,000 ha1973: 1,684,000 ha1975: 1,604,000 ha1977: 1,524,000 ha1979: 1,443,000 ha1981: 1,387,000 ha1983: 1,354,000 ha1985: 1,322,000 ha1987: 1,291,000 ha1989: 1,257,000 ha1991: 1,254,000 ha1993: 1,280,000 ha1995: 1,306,000 ha1997: 1,333,000 ha1999: 1,361,000 ha2001: 1,377,000 ha2003: 1,385,000 ha2005: 1,392,000 ha2007: 1,476,000 ha2009: 2,195,000 ha2011: 2,352,000 ha2013: 2,307,700 ha2015: 2,428,600 ha2017: 2,183,900 ha2019: 2,088,300 ha2021: 2,031,000 ha2023: 2,199,600 ha
Change over the period: −254,400 (−10.37%) Average annual rate: -0.18 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Uruguay 2.2M ha
World computed 1.38B ha
Latin America & Caribbean computed 151M ha
South America computed 120M ha
High-income countries computed 458M ha
Arable land — Uruguay, by year Uruguay All countries CSV XLSX
Year ha Change Change, %
2023 2.2M +84,110 +3.98%
2022 2.12M +84,490 +4.16%
2021 2.03M +6,600 +0.33%
2020 2.02M −63,900 −3.06%
2019 2.09M −63,500 −2.95%
2018 2.15M −32,100 −1.47%
2017 2.18M −42,400 −1.9%
2016 2.23M −202,300 −8.33%
2015 2.43M −7,500 −0.31%
2014 2.44M +128,400 +5.56%
2013 2.31M +147,700 +6.84%
2012 2.16M −192,000 −8.16%
2011 2.35M +319,000 +15.69%
2010 2.03M −162,000 −7.38%
2009 2.2M +369,000 +20.21%
2008 1.83M +350,000 +23.71%
2007 1.48M +80,000 +5.73%
2006 1.4M +4,000 +0.29%
2005 1.39M +3,000 +0.22%
2004 1.39M +4,000 +0.29%
2003 1.39M +4,000 +0.29%
2002 1.38M +4,000 +0.29%
2001 1.38M +4,000 +0.29%
2000 1.37M +12,000 +0.88%
1999 1.36M +14,000 +1.04%
1998 1.35M +14,000 +1.05%
1997 1.33M +14,000 +1.06%
1996 1.32M +13,000 +1%
1995 1.31M +13,000 +1.01%
1994 1.29M +13,000 +1.02%
1993 1.28M +13,000 +1.03%
1992 1.27M +13,000 +1.04%
1991 1.25M +13,000 +1.05%
1990 1.24M −16,000 −1.27%
1989 1.26M −18,000 −1.41%
1988 1.28M −16,000 −1.24%
1987 1.29M −17,000 −1.3%
1986 1.31M −14,000 −1.06%
1985 1.32M −16,000 −1.2%
1984 1.34M −16,000 −1.18%
1983 1.35M −16,000 −1.17%
1982 1.37M −17,000 −1.23%
1981 1.39M −16,000 −1.14%
1980 1.4M −40,000 −2.77%
1979 1.44M −41,000 −2.76%
1978 1.48M −40,000 −2.62%
1977 1.52M −40,000 −2.56%
1976 1.56M −40,000 −2.49%
1975 1.6M −40,000 −2.43%
1974 1.64M −40,000 −2.38%
1973 1.68M −39,000 −2.26%
1972 1.72M −41,000 −2.32%
1971 1.76M −40,000 −2.22%
1970 1.8M −142,000 −7.3%
1969 1.95M −74,000 −3.66%
1968 2.02M −73,000 −3.49%
1967 2.09M −73,000 −3.37%
1966 2.17M −57,000 −2.56%
1965 2.22M −58,000 −2.54%
1964 2.28M −57,000 −2.44%
1963 2.34M −58,000 −2.42%
1962 2.4M −58,000 −2.36%
1961 2.45M

About the indicator

The area of arable land: land under annual crops, temporary meadows, kitchen gardens and land lying fallow for up to five years. It differs from agricultural land in excluding pasture and permanent crops — and since pasture makes up most of agricultural land, arable land is usually about a third the size. The world area of arable land has barely grown since the 1990s: the added output of recent decades came from yields, not from an expansion of fields.

Important: Land lying fallow for up to five years is included, abandoned land is not. Permanent crops — orchards, vineyards, plantations — do not count as arable land.

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