Breakdown of habitable land area in Uruguay
Uruguay: Breakdown of habitable land area was 383,330 hectares in 2019. ▬ Flat
Breakdown of habitable land area in Uruguay, 2015–2019
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
In 2019, breakdown of habitable land area in Uruguay stood at 383,330 hectares. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.9% on the previous year and up 5.1% over five years.
That places Uruguay 48th out of 235 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
Breakdown of habitable land area in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 364,830 hectares | — |
| 2016 | 383,010 hectares | +5.0% |
| 2017 | 382,430 hectares | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 361,860 hectares | -5.4% |
| 2019 | 383,330 hectares | +5.9% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 383,330 hectares is above the median for high income countries, which is 21,280 hectares, 18.0× the median. (82 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 383,330 hectares is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 42,730 hectares, 9.0× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Uruguay
More reference data data for Uruguay
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2999 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.87 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3685 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 6.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2195 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 24.48 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 33.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.01 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is breakdown of habitable land area in Uruguay?
- Breakdown of habitable land area in Uruguay was 383,330 hectares in 2019, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest breakdown of habitable land area recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 383,330 hectares in 2019.
- What is the lowest breakdown of habitable land area recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 361,860 hectares in 2018.
- How does Uruguay rank for breakdown of habitable land area?
- Uruguay ranks 48th out of 235 countries with data for 2019.
- 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 Breakdown of habitable land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Habitable land is defined as ice- and barren-free land. Agricultural land is the sum of croplands and pasture for grazing.