Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Uruguay
Uruguay: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures was 68.56 percent in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Uruguay, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in percent.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 68.56 percent for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Uruguay peaked at 79.12 percent in 1961 and was at its lowest, 68.56 percent, in 2013.
That places Uruguay 7th out of 208 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 | 78.43 percent | 77.99 percent | 79.12 percent | 9 |
| 1970s | 77.88 percent | 77.87 percent | 77.89 percent | 10 |
| 1980s | 77.53 percent | 77.25 percent | 77.89 percent | 10 |
| 1990s | 77.66 percent | 77.43 percent | 77.88 percent | 10 |
| 2000s | 75.76 percent | 71.92 percent | 77.38 percent | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.87 percent | 68.56 percent | 70.63 percent | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.56 percent | 68.56 percent | 68.56 percent | 4 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 4 Djibouti 73.34 percent compare
- 5 Faroe Islands 70.07 percent compare
- 6 South Africa 69.19 percent compare
- 8 Somalia 68.54 percent compare
- 9 Kazakhstan 68.33 percent compare
- 10 Mongolia 68.22 percent compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Uruguay?
- Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Uruguay was 68.56 percent in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 79.12 percent in 1961.
- What is the lowest share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.56 percent in 2013.
- How does Uruguay rank for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures?
- Uruguay ranks 7th out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Permanent meadows and pastures are areas used permanently (five years or more) for herbaceous forage crops, either cultivated or growing wild (wild prairie or grazing land).