Drained organic soils — Area, per square kilometre in Uruguay

Uruguay: Drained organic soils — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0529 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
0.0529 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
62nd
of 189 countries
All-time high
0.0532 ha per square kilometre
in 2019
All-time low
0.0509 ha per square kilometre
in 1994
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Drained organic soils — Area, per square kilometre in Uruguay, 1990–2023

00.020.040.061990200620231990: 0.051 ha per square kilometre1991: 0.051 ha per square kilometre1992: 0.051 ha per square kilometre1993: 0.051 ha per square kilometre1994: 0.051 ha per square kilometre1995: 0.053 ha per square kilometre1996: 0.053 ha per square kilometre1997: 0.053 ha per square kilometre1998: 0.053 ha per square kilometre1999: 0.053 ha per square kilometre2000: 0.053 ha per square kilometre2001: 0.053 ha per square kilometre2002: 0.053 ha per square kilometre2003: 0.052 ha per square kilometre2004: 0.052 ha per square kilometre2005: 0.052 ha per square kilometre2006: 0.052 ha per square kilometre2007: 0.052 ha per square kilometre2008: 0.052 ha per square kilometre2009: 0.052 ha per square kilometre2010: 0.052 ha per square kilometre2011: 0.052 ha per square kilometre2012: 0.052 ha per square kilometre2013: 0.052 ha per square kilometre2014: 0.052 ha per square kilometre2015: 0.052 ha per square kilometre2016: 0.052 ha per square kilometre2017: 0.052 ha per square kilometre2018: 0.052 ha per square kilometre2019: 0.053 ha per square kilometre2020: 0.053 ha per square kilometre2021: 0.053 ha per square kilometre2022: 0.053 ha per square kilometre2023: 0.053 ha per square kilometre

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.

Analysis

Uruguay recorded 0.0529 ha per square kilometre for drained organic soils — area, per square kilometre in 2023.

The figure is up 1.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, drained organic soils — area, per square kilometre in Uruguay peaked at 0.0532 ha per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0509 ha per square kilometre, in 1994.

That places Uruguay 62nd out of 189 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

Drained organic soils — Area, per square kilometre in Uruguay, year by year

Annual values for Drained organic soils — Area, per square kilometre in Uruguay, 1990 to 2023.
Year ha per square kilometre Change
1990 0.051 ha per square kilometre —
1991 0.051 ha per square kilometre +0.0%
1992 0.051 ha per square kilometre +0.0%
1993 0.051 ha per square kilometre +0.0%
1994 0.0509 ha per square kilometre -0.2%
1995 0.0529 ha per square kilometre +3.9%
1996 0.0529 ha per square kilometre -0.0%
1997 0.0529 ha per square kilometre +0.0%
1998 0.0529 ha per square kilometre +0.0%
1999 0.0529 ha per square kilometre -0.1%
2000 0.0526 ha per square kilometre -0.5%
2001 0.0526 ha per square kilometre +0.0%
2002 0.0525 ha per square kilometre -0.3%
2003 0.0525 ha per square kilometre -0.1%
2004 0.052 ha per square kilometre -0.8%
2005 0.0522 ha per square kilometre +0.3%
2006 0.0521 ha per square kilometre -0.2%
2007 0.0521 ha per square kilometre +0.0%
2008 0.0524 ha per square kilometre +0.5%
2009 0.0523 ha per square kilometre -0.2%
2010 0.0523 ha per square kilometre +0.0%
2011 0.0523 ha per square kilometre -0.0%
2012 0.0522 ha per square kilometre -0.1%
2013 0.0522 ha per square kilometre -0.0%
2014 0.0521 ha per square kilometre -0.1%
2015 0.0521 ha per square kilometre +0.0%
2016 0.0522 ha per square kilometre +0.2%
2017 0.0523 ha per square kilometre +0.2%
2018 0.0523 ha per square kilometre +0.0%
2019 0.0532 ha per square kilometre +1.7%
2020 0.0532 ha per square kilometre +0.0%
2021 0.053 ha per square kilometre -0.5%
2022 0.0529 ha per square kilometre -0.2%
2023 0.0529 ha per square kilometre +0.0%

Uruguay compared with similar countries

  • Uruguay's 0.0529 ha per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0245 ha per square kilometre, 2.2× the median. (74 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.052 ha per square kilometre 0.0509 ha per square kilometre 0.0529 ha per square kilometre 10
2000s 0.0523 ha per square kilometre 0.052 ha per square kilometre 0.0526 ha per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.0523 ha per square kilometre 0.0521 ha per square kilometre 0.0532 ha per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.053 ha per square kilometre 0.0529 ha per square kilometre 0.0532 ha per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 59 Guinea 0.0656 ha per square kilometre compare
  2. 60 Cameroon 0.0644 ha per square kilometre compare
  3. 61 Chile 0.0616 ha per square kilometre compare
  4. 63 Slovakia 0.0497 ha per square kilometre compare
  5. 64 Montenegro 0.0477 ha per square kilometre compare
  6. 65 Gabon 0.0474 ha per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is drained organic soils — area, per square kilometre in Uruguay?
Drained organic soils — area, per square kilometre in Uruguay was 0.0529 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest drained organic soils — area, per square kilometre recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 0.0532 ha per square kilometre in 2019.
What is the lowest drained organic soils — area, per square kilometre recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0509 ha per square kilometre in 1994.
How does Uruguay rank for drained organic soils — area, per square kilometre?
Uruguay ranks 62nd out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
Is drained organic soils — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Uruguay data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Drained organic soils — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Drained organic soils — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Drained organic soils — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)

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Indicator
Drained organic soils — Area, per square kilometre
Unit
ha per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
191 places, 6,347 data points, 1990–2023
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Drained organic soils — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.