Regions

Farmland in Durazno

Durazno sits at the geographic centre of Uruguay and was the country's second most active department by trading volume in 2025.

Avg price 2025 4,032 USD/haTraded 2025 25,464 haLand use Livestock, increasingly cropping and forestry

USD per hectare · DIEA 2025Spread, most to least expensive department 4.2×

National average 4,178

Colonia9,707+19.7 %Soriano7,964−7.6 %San José6,842+5.1 %Canelones6,492−5.7 %Maldonado5,647−2.0 %Florida5,265+12.3 %Río Negro5,138−9.0 %Flores4,667−11.7 %

Durazno4,032−17.5 %

Rocha3,839+22.3 %Lavalleja3,736+5.0 %Treinta y Tres3,384+6.9 %Cerro Largo3,194−10.7 %Rivera3,074−10.5 %Paysandú3,047−17.6 %Salto2,886+4.0 %Tacuarembó2,720−10.7 %Artigas2,300−0.5 %

Bar length and order follow the official annual figures. Percentage: change against 2024.

Grassland under open skyFLASHPACKER TRAVELGUIDE · CC BY-SA 2.0

Traded 202525,464ha

LocationCentral, on the Río Negro

Land useLivestock, increasingly cropping and forestry

Trading volume

With 25,464 hectares traded, Durazno ranked second among the most active departments in 2025, behind Paysandú (31,999 ha) and ahead of Treinta y Tres (23,994 ha).

The 2025 average was USD 4,032 per hectare against USD 4,885 the year before, a fall of 17.5 %. Across 98 contracts covering 25,464 hectares the mean parcel is 260 hectares, well above the national figure.

The central position

Durazno is reachable within a few hours from practically anywhere in Uruguay and sits on Ruta 5, the main artery connecting Montevideo to the north. For large operations with transport requirements that is a real advantage.

Durazno is traditionally livestock country. Land use has diversified in recent years: cropping on the better ground, forestry on lighter soils. That mix makes the department interesting for investors seeking land with development potential rather than fully optimised operations.

Sources

DIEA / MGAP: Serie „Precio de la Tierra" (Compraventas) ↗

Figures verified on 2026-07-27

Information is provided for information purposes only and does not constitute investment, legal or tax advice. Prices shown are averages from official statistics, not valuations of individual properties.

The series for this department

Prices actually paid per hectare, area traded and the number of contracts of sale, year by year.

Since2000
Peak4,885 2024
Low316 2000

Durazno: Prices actually paid per hectare, area traded and the number of contracts of sale, year by year.
Year	USD/ha	Change	Hectares traded	Contracts
2000	316		31,301	95
2001	325	+2.8 %	50,688	127
2002	367	+12.9 %	24,133	104
2003	332	−9.5 %	56,330	150
2004	460	+38.6 %	57,705	183
2005	606	+31.7 %	61,845	160
2006	1,042	+71.9 %	64,544	213
2007	1,853	+77.8 %	70,048	188
2008	1,827	−1.4 %	34,605	137
2009	2,344	+28.3 %	28,089	89
2010	2,699	+15.1 %	33,950	104
2011	3,222	+19.4 %	29,142	124
2012	3,414	+6 %	16,415	103
2013	3,352	−1.8 %	21,202	105
2014	4,320	+28.9 %	13,936	53
2015	3,365	−22.1 %	7,458	52
2016	3,886	+15.5 %	16,483	52
2017	3,045	−21.6 %	12,872	54
2018	2,799	−8.1 %	16,673	54
2019	2,983	+6.6 %	17,331	53
2020	2,987	+0.1 %	16,030	58
2021	3,155	+5.6 %	17,137	53
2022	3,605	+14.3 %	20,831	80
2023	4,093	+13.5 %	13,394	76
2024	4,885	+19.4 %	36,155	91
2025	4,032	−17.5 %	25,464	98

Source: DIEA / MGAP, "Precio de la Tierra" series. Change against the previous year, computed from the same figures. Reconciled on 2026-07-27

The market report

Ten pages: what land costs in each of the 18 departments, what leasing yields, what a purchase adds on top, and the rules under which a foreigner may buy at all. Every figure with a source and a verification date.

Prices for all 18 departments, from registered contracts of sale
Gross yield from the official lease and price series, unvarnished
Transaction costs with rates, and what they come to on an average parcel
The ceilings in Canada and Argentina, with the statutes behind them

You receive the report immediately as a PDF. We also write when DIEA publishes new figures, normally twice a year. No advertising, never sold on, unsubscribe in every message.

Assess properties in this region

We benchmark every property against the most recently published comparable transactions in the same zone before any price is discussed.

Schedule a consultation