Agricultural land in Uruguay
Agricultural land made up 87.4% of the land area of Uruguay in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest since 2018.
Uruguay, 2024
87.4%
Change from 2023
−0.3percentage points
World, 2023
36.9%
Position in 2024
3rd of 208
Agricultural land in Uruguay over time
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% of land area. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Uruguay | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 87.4% | – |
| 2023 | 87.6% | 36.9% |
| 2022 | 87.6% | 37.0% |
| 2021 | 88.2% | 37.0% |
| 2020 | 88.1% | 36.9% |
| 2019 | 87.5% | 36.9% |
| 2018 | 86.8% | 36.9% |
| 2017 | 86.4% | 37.0% |
| 2016 | 85.5% | 36.8% |
| 2015 | 86.0% | 36.8% |
| 2014 | 85.4% | 37.0% |
| 2013 | 84.0% | 37.0% |
| 2012 | 82.5% | 37.0% |
| 2011 | 83.0% | 36.7% |
| 2010 | 82.5% | 36.5% |
| 2009 | 84.6% | 36.5% |
| 2008 | 83.8% | 36.5% |
| 2007 | 83.1% | 36.6% |
| 2006 | 84.0% | 36.6% |
| 2005 | 84.2% | 36.6% |
| 2004 | 84.4% | 36.6% |
| 2003 | 84.7% | 37.0% |
| 2002 | 85.0% | 37.1% |
| 2001 | 85.2% | 37.2% |
| 2000 | 85.5% | 37.2% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.3 percentage points from 87.6% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 85.4%, the figure has changed by +2.0 percentage points.
- Among the 208 countries with data for 2024, Uruguay has the 3rd highest value.
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Nitrogen fertiliser use
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