Land area in Uruguay
Uruguay: Land area was 17,502 ha th in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
17,502 ha th
World rank
101st
of 255 countries
All-time high
17,502 ha th
in 1990
All-time low
17,502 ha th
in 1990
Years of data
6
1990–2025
Land area in Uruguay, 1990–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in ha th.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land area in Uruguay is 17,502 ha th, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area in Uruguay peaked at 17,502 ha th in 1990 and was at its lowest, 17,502 ha th, in 1990.
Uruguay ranks 101st of 255 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Land area in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | ha th | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 17,502 ha th | — |
| 2000 | 17,502 ha th | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 17,502 ha th | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 17,502 ha th | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 17,502 ha th | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 17,502 ha th | +0.0% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 17,502 ha th is above the median for high income countries, which is 3,500 ha th, 5.0× the median. (82 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 17,502 ha th is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2,176 ha th, 8.0× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17,502 ha th | 17,502 ha th | 17,502 ha th | 1 |
| 2000s | 17,502 ha th | 17,502 ha th | 17,502 ha th | 1 |
| 2010s | 17,502 ha th | 17,502 ha th | 17,502 ha th | 2 |
| 2020s | 17,502 ha th | 17,502 ha th | 17,502 ha th | 2 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
More development goals data for Uruguay
- Red List Index 0.9142 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 3.34 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 1,719 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 118 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 113 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 81 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 4 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 13 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 17 (2025)
- Infant deaths 205 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area in Uruguay?
- Land area in Uruguay was 17,502 ha th in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest land area recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 17,502 ha th in 1990.
- What is the lowest land area recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 17,502 ha th in 1990.
- How does Uruguay rank for land area?
- Uruguay ranks 101st out of 255 countries with data for 2025.
- Is land area rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Land area (thousands of hectares). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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