Drained organic soils — Area, per capita in Uruguay
Uruguay: Drained organic soils — Area, per capita was 0.0027 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Drained organic soils — Area, per capita in Uruguay, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for drained organic soils — area, per capita in Uruguay is 0.0027 ha per person, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drained organic soils — area, per capita in Uruguay peaked at 0.0029 ha per person in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.0027 ha per person, in 2018.
That places Uruguay 42nd out of 189 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Drained organic soils — Area, per capita in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0029 ha per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0029 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0028 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0028 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0028 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0029 ha per person | +3.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0029 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0029 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0029 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0028 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0028 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0028 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0028 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0028 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0028 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0028 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0028 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0028 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0028 ha per person | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0028 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0028 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0028 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0027 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0027 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0027 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0027 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0027 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0027 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0027 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0027 ha per person | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0027 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0027 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0027 ha per person | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0027 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0027 ha per person | +0.0% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 0.0027 ha per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0003 ha per person, 9.1× the median. (74 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0029 ha per person | 0.0028 ha per person | 0.0029 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0028 ha per person | 0.0028 ha per person | 0.0028 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0027 ha per person | 0.0027 ha per person | 0.0028 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0027 ha per person | 0.0027 ha per person | 0.0027 ha per person | 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 drained organic soils — area, per capita in Uruguay?
- Drained organic soils — area, per capita in Uruguay was 0.0027 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest drained organic soils — area, per capita recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0029 ha per person in 1995.
- What is the lowest drained organic soils — area, per capita recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0027 ha per person in 2018.
- How does Uruguay rank for drained organic soils — area, per capita?
- Uruguay ranks 42nd out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is drained organic soils — area, per capita rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Drained organic soils — Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Drained organic soils — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Drained organic soils — Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Drained organic soils — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Drained organic soils — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.