Cropland organic soils — Area in Uruguay
Uruguay: Cropland organic soils — Area was 2,637 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cropland organic soils — Area in Uruguay, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 2,637 ha for cropland organic soils — area in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland organic soils — area in Uruguay peaked at 2,664 ha in 2019 and was at its lowest, 2,421 ha, in 1994.
Uruguay ranks 73rd of 221 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Cropland organic soils — Area in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2,434 ha | — |
| 1991 | 2,434 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 2,434 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 2,434 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 2,421 ha | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 2,541 ha | +5.0% |
| 1996 | 2,552 ha | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 2,552 ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 2,552 ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 2,538 ha | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 2,538 ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 2,538 ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 2,516 ha | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 2,516 ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 2,470 ha | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 2,495 ha | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 2,495 ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 2,495 ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 2,536 ha | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 2,536 ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 2,536 ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 2,536 ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 2,525 ha | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 2,525 ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 2,515 ha | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 2,515 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 2,515 ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2,528 ha | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 2,528 ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2,664 ha | +5.4% |
| 2020 | 2,664 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2,651 ha | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 2,637 ha | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 2,637 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 2,637 ha | +0.0% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 2,637 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 67.64 ha, 39.0× the median. (74 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,489 ha | 2,421 ha | 2,552 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,514 ha | 2,470 ha | 2,538 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,539 ha | 2,515 ha | 2,664 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,645 ha | 2,637 ha | 2,664 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
More climate change data for Uruguay
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 282.29 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 30,988 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 6,806 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 24,182 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 25.68 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 863.65 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 3,857 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2,098 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,759 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 7.92 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland organic soils — area in Uruguay?
- Cropland organic soils — area in Uruguay was 2,637 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland organic soils — area recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 2,664 ha in 2019.
- What is the lowest cropland organic soils — area recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,421 ha in 1994.
- How does Uruguay rank for cropland organic soils — area?
- Uruguay ranks 73rd out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland organic soils — area rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cropland organic soils — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from drained organic soils consists of nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from the mineralization and oxidation of organic matter in organic soils that are drained for agricultural activities.