Area of permanent meadows and pastures in Uruguay
Uruguay: Area of permanent meadows and pastures was 12.00 million hectares in 2023. ▼ Falling
Area of 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 hectares.
Analysis
In 2023, area of permanent meadows and pastures in Uruguay stood at 12.00 million hectares. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, area of permanent meadows and pastures in Uruguay peaked at 13.85 million hectares in 1961 and was at its lowest, 12.00 million hectares, in 2013.
Uruguay ranks 47th of 208 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.73 million hectares | 13.65 million hectares | 13.85 million hectares | 9 |
| 1970s | 13.63 million hectares | 13.63 million hectares | 13.63 million hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 13.57 million hectares | 13.52 million hectares | 13.63 million hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.59 million hectares | 13.55 million hectares | 13.63 million hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.26 million hectares | 12.59 million hectares | 13.54 million hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.05 million hectares | 12.00 million hectares | 12.36 million hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.00 million hectares | 12.00 million hectares | 12.00 million hectares | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is area of permanent meadows and pastures in Uruguay?
- Area of permanent meadows and pastures in Uruguay was 12.00 million hectares 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 area of permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 13.85 million hectares in 1961.
- What is the lowest area of permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.00 million hectares in 2013.
- How does Uruguay rank for area of permanent meadows and pastures?
- Uruguay ranks 47th out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
- Is area of 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 Area of permanent meadows and pastures. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This is the land used for livestock grazing. The total land use for livestock farming is higher as it additionally requires cropland used to grow animal feed.