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South America > Uruguay > Agriculture

URUGUAYAN AGRICULTURE STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Agricultural growth 124 [36th of 149]
Agricultural land > % of land area 85.45 % of land area Time series [2nd of 198]
Agricultural land > sq. km 149,550 sq. km Time series [57th of 198]
    Agricultural land > sq. km (per capita) 43,787.157 sq. km per 1,000 people Time series [11th of 199]
Agricultural machinery > tractors 33,000 Time series [64th of 190]
    Agricultural machinery > tractors (per capita) 9.662 per 1 million people Time series [33rd of 190]
Agricultural machinery > tractors per 100 hectares of arable land 240.88 Time series [57th of 188]
Agricultural raw materials exports > % of merchandise exports 7.45 % Time series [12th of 154]
Agricultural raw materials imports > % of merchandise imports 3.09 % Time series [9th of 155]
    Agriculture, value added > constant 2000 US$ (per capita) 456.427 $ per capita Time series [12th of 164]
    Agriculture, value added > current US$ (per $ GDP) 92.605 $ per $1,000 of GDP Time series [80th of 182]
    Agriculture, value added > current US$ (per capita) 448.986 $ per capita Time series [17th of 182]
Arable and permanent cropland 1,340 thousand hectares [99th of 148]
    Arable and permanent cropland (per capita) 392.272 thousand hectares per 1 m [33rd of 148]
Arable land > % of land area 7.83 % of land area Time series [118th of 199]
Arable land > hectares 1,370,000 hectares Time series [97th of 199]
    Arable land > hectares (per capita) 401.126 hectares per 1,000 peop Time series [29th of 200]
Area > Soybean 250,000 [13th of 21]
    Area > Soybean (per capita) 0.073 per capita [6th of 21]
Area > Sunflowerseed 110,000 [19th of 18]
    Area > Sunflowerseed (per capita) 0.322 per 10 people [8th of 18]
Cereal production 124 thousand metric tons [36th of 149]
    Cereal production (per capita) 0.0362998 thousand metric tons per [21st of 149]
Cereal production growth 95% [7th of 149]
Cereal yield > kg per hectare 4,213.2 kg/ha Time series [30th of 171]
Cotton exports 0 thousand bales [89th of 109]
Cotton imports 10 thousand bales [70th of 109]
Cotton production 0 [94th of 109]
    Cotton production (per capita) 0 per 100,000 people [78th of 109]
Cotton stocks 5 thousand bales [97th of 109]
Cotton use 10 thousand bales [96th of 109]
Crop production index 132.2 % Time series [8th of 182]
Exports to USA > Apples $0.00 [12th of 14]
    Exports to USA > Apples (per capita) $0.00 per 1,000 people [12th of 14]
Exports to USA > Cashew nuts $205.00 [13th of 42]
    Exports to USA > Cashew nuts (per capita) $0.06 per 1,000 people [4th of 42]
Exports to USA > Garlic $0.00 [26th of 39]
    Exports to USA > Garlic (per capita) $0.00 per 1,000 people [24th of 39]
Exports to USA > Onions and shallots $0.00 [27th of 35]
    Exports to USA > Onions and shallots (per capita) $0.00 per 1,000 people [27th of 35]
Exports to USA > Orange juice $18.00 [16th of 44]
    Exports to USA > Orange juice (per capita) $0.01 per 1,000 people [11th of 44]
Exports to USA > Plantains $0.00 [15th of 25]
    Exports to USA > Plantains (per capita) $0.00 per 1,000 people [15th of 25]
Fertilizer consumption > 100 grams per hectare of arable land 941.09 100 g/ha of arable land Time series [70th of 169]
Fertilizer consumption > metric tons 128,929 metric tons Time series [69th of 169]
    Fertilizer consumption > metric tons (per capita) 38.021 metric tons per 1 milli Time series [19th of 176]
Fertilizer use 94.9 kg [45th of 138]
Food production index 115.5 % Time series [31st of 182]
Grains > Rice exports 750 thousand metric tons [8th of 12]
    Grains > Rice exports (per capita) 219.555 thousand metric tons per [2nd of 12]
Irrigated land > % of cropland 14.87 % Time series [70th of 164]
Labor share 12.5% [103rd of 149]
Land under cereal production > hectares 529,730 hectares Time series [97th of 176]
    Land under cereal production > hectares (per capita) 152,959.823 hectares per 1,000 peop Time series [33rd of 177]
Livestock production index 105.3 % Time series [89th of 181]
Meat production 574 thousand metric tons [49th of 149]
    Meat production (per capita) 0.168033 thousand metric tons per [5th of 149]
Meat production growth 63% [42nd of 149]
Organic cropland 678,481 hectares [7th of 88]
    Organic cropland (per capita) 198.619 hectares per 1,000 peopl [2nd of 88]
Permanent cropland > % of land area 0.24 % of land area Time series [153rd of 187]
Permanent crops 40,000 hectares [126th of 181]
    Permanent crops (per capita) 11.7096 hectares per 1,000 peopl [118th of 181]
Pesticide use 2.7 kg [9th of 45]
Production > Soybean 380,000 [13th of 21]
    Production > Soybean (per capita) 111.241 per 1,000 people [6th of 21]
Production > Sunflowerseed 180,000 [19th of 18]
    Production > Sunflowerseed (per capita) 52.6932 per 1,000 people [7th of 18]
Products
rice, wheat, soybeans, barley; livestock, beef; fish; forestry
Root and tuber production 194 thousand metric tons [114th of 149]
    Root and tuber production (per capita) 0.0567916 thousand metric tons per [78th of 149]
Root and tuber production growth 4% [81st of 149]
Tractor concentration 24.6 [39th of 147]
Tractors 33,000 [60th of 147]
    Tractors (per capita) 9,660.42 per 1 million people [30th of 147]
Value added 6.38 [114th of 158]
value added > annual % growth 3.17 % Time series [62nd of 164]
value added > constant 2000 US$ 1,580,696,000 constant 2000 US$ Time series [65th of 164]
    value added > constant 2000 US$ (per capita) 456.427 constant 2000 US$ per c Time series [12th of 164]
value added > constant LCU 35975000 Time series
value added > current LCU 38064600000 Time series
value added > current US$ 1,554,927,000 $ Time series [77th of 172]
    value added > current US$ (per $ GDP) 92.605 $ per $1,000 of GDP Time series [80th of 182]
    value added > current US$ (per capita) 448.986 $ per capita Time series [17th of 182]
value added per worker > constant 2000 US$ 8,106.82 constant 2000 US$ Time series [30th of 163]
Workers per hectare 0.1 [133rd of 148]
Yield > Soybean 1.53 [12th of 21]
Yield > Sunflowerseed 1.61 [5th of 18]

SOURCES: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2001; World Development Indicators database; World Resources Institute; Production Estimates and Crop Assessment Division, FAS, USDA; United States Department of Agriculture; Agribusiness Online; Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2000; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; The World Bank

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Uruguay, Oriental Republic of Uruguay, Republica Oriental del Uruguay

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