Potatoes — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre in Uruguay
Uruguay: Potatoes — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre was 0.7563 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Potatoes — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre in Uruguay, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, potatoes — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre in Uruguay stood at 0.7563 kg per square kilometre. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 23.6% on the previous year and down 24.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre in Uruguay peaked at 4.09 kg per square kilometre in 1976 and was at its lowest, 0.7563 kg per square kilometre, in 2023.
That places Uruguay 106th out of 137 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Potatoes — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3.05 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 2.88 kg per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 1963 | 3.47 kg per square kilometre | +20.2% |
| 1964 | 3.56 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1965 | 3.87 kg per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 1966 | 3.92 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1967 | 3.3 kg per square kilometre | -15.9% |
| 1968 | 2.11 kg per square kilometre | -35.9% |
| 1969 | 3.5 kg per square kilometre | +65.5% |
| 1970 | 3.21 kg per square kilometre | -8.2% |
| 1971 | 3.78 kg per square kilometre | +17.7% |
| 1972 | 3.44 kg per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 1973 | 3.75 kg per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 1974 | 3.9 kg per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1975 | 3.82 kg per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1976 | 4.09 kg per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1977 | 3.54 kg per square kilometre | -13.5% |
| 1978 | 2.96 kg per square kilometre | -16.5% |
| 1979 | 3.34 kg per square kilometre | +13.0% |
| 1980 | 3 kg per square kilometre | -10.2% |
| 1981 | 3.6 kg per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 1982 | 3.42 kg per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 1983 | 2.9 kg per square kilometre | -15.2% |
| 1984 | 3.08 kg per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1985 | 3.59 kg per square kilometre | +16.4% |
| 1986 | 2.76 kg per square kilometre | -23.0% |
| 1987 | 2.57 kg per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 1988 | 3.17 kg per square kilometre | +23.5% |
| 1989 | 2.55 kg per square kilometre | -19.5% |
| 1990 | 3.22 kg per square kilometre | +26.2% |
| 1991 | 3.48 kg per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 1992 | 2.93 kg per square kilometre | -15.6% |
| 1993 | 3.03 kg per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1994 | 2.17 kg per square kilometre | -28.4% |
| 1995 | 2.08 kg per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 1996 | 2.06 kg per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 1.66 kg per square kilometre | -19.1% |
| 1998 | 1.95 kg per square kilometre | +17.3% |
| 1999 | 2.1 kg per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 2000 | 1.69 kg per square kilometre | -19.6% |
| 2001 | 1.7 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 2.14 kg per square kilometre | +25.7% |
| 2003 | 2.3 kg per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 2004 | 1.84 kg per square kilometre | -19.8% |
| 2005 | 1.92 kg per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 1.89 kg per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 1.64 kg per square kilometre | -13.1% |
| 2008 | 1.38 kg per square kilometre | -16.2% |
| 2009 | 1.36 kg per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 1.35 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 1.14 kg per square kilometre | -16.1% |
| 2012 | 1.23 kg per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 2013 | 0.9946 kg per square kilometre | -19.1% |
| 2014 | 0.9663 kg per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 0.9342 kg per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 1.05 kg per square kilometre | +12.4% |
| 2017 | 1.12 kg per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 2018 | 1.01 kg per square kilometre | -10.3% |
| 2019 | 1.04 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 0.8669 kg per square kilometre | -16.3% |
| 2021 | 0.9986 kg per square kilometre | +15.2% |
| 2022 | 0.9893 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.7563 kg per square kilometre | -23.6% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 0.7563 kg per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 4.15 kg per square kilometre, 18% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 0.7563 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.55 kg per square kilometre, 49% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.29 kg per square kilometre | 2.11 kg per square kilometre | 3.92 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.58 kg per square kilometre | 2.96 kg per square kilometre | 4.09 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.06 kg per square kilometre | 2.55 kg per square kilometre | 3.6 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.47 kg per square kilometre | 1.66 kg per square kilometre | 3.48 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.79 kg per square kilometre | 1.36 kg per square kilometre | 2.3 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.08 kg per square kilometre | 0.9342 kg per square kilometre | 1.35 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9028 kg per square kilometre | 0.7563 kg per square kilometre | 0.9986 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 103 Brazil 0.8192 kg per square kilometre compare
- 104 Philippines 0.7819 kg per square kilometre compare
- 105 Sudan 0.773 kg per square kilometre compare
- 107 Panama 0.6633 kg per square kilometre compare
- 108 El Salvador 0.5918 kg per square kilometre compare
- 109 Honduras 0.588 kg per square kilometre compare
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 potatoes — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre in Uruguay?
- Potatoes — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre in Uruguay was 0.7563 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest potatoes — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 4.09 kg per square kilometre in 1976.
- What is the lowest potatoes — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7563 kg per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Uruguay rank for potatoes — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre?
- Uruguay ranks 106th out of 137 countries with data for 2023.
- Is potatoes — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.0%. 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 Potatoes — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Potatoes — Crop residues (N content) 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.
Potatoes — Crop residues (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Potatoes — Crop residues Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Potatoes — Crop residues (N content) 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.