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Farmland in Paysandú

Paysandú is Uruguay's most active farmland market, and materially cheaper than the national average. That combination is rare.

Avg price 2025 3,047 USD/haTraded 2025 31,999 haLand use Mixed: cropping, livestock, 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.

Traded 202531,999ha

LocationNorthwest, on the Río Uruguay

Land useMixed: cropping, livestock, forestry

Price and trading volume

The 2025 average was USD 3,047 per hectare: about 27 % below the national average of USD 4,178/ha and 17.6 % below its own 2024 level of USD 3,698/ha.

At the same time, with 31,999 hectares traded, Paysandú was by some distance the most active department of the year, ahead of Durazno (25,464 ha) and Treinta y Tres (23,994 ha).

Why that matters to a buyer

Trading volume is the practical definition of liquidity. A market where a lot of land changes hands each year offers two things: continuous deal flow, so you are not forced to take the first property you see, and robust comparables for your own valuation.

The lower price per hectare reflects more extensive use and more heterogeneous soil quality than the southwest. The range within the department is correspondingly wide: the average is less useful as orientation here than elsewhere, and CONEAT verification of the specific parcels carries all the more weight.

Who Paysandú suits

Investors prioritising area and scale over premium soil
Mixed farming and livestock with upside through pasture improvement
Buyers who value choice and comparability

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
Peak4,350 2017
Low349 2002

Paysandú: 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	441		23,100	80
2001	519	+17.7 %	32,613	97
2002	349	−32.8 %	24,378	58
2003	351	+0.6 %	112,794	121
2004	611	+74.1 %	76,467	173
2005	695	+13.7 %	101,827	215
2006	1,246	+79.3 %	117,556	235
2007	1,471	+18.1 %	41,128	143
2008	1,649	+12.1 %	58,390	107
2009	2,206	+33.8 %	43,919	68
2010	2,093	−5.1 %	21,822	86
2011	3,249	+55.2 %	33,715	78
2012	3,021	−7 %	39,676	62
2013	3,238	+7.2 %	15,634	59
2014	3,749	+15.8 %	7,740	37
2015	2,978	−20.6 %	8,904	39
2016	4,279	+43.7 %	12,813	30
2017	4,350	+1.7 %	17,765	40
2018	2,173	−50 %	6,361	30
2019	3,813	+75.5 %	14,628	45
2020	3,439	−9.8 %	14,499	36
2021	3,224	−6.3 %	15,914	47
2022	3,580	+11 %	20,406	67
2023	4,228	+18.1 %	12,926	55
2024	3,698	−12.5 %	21,484	63
2025	3,047	−17.6 %	31,999	75

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

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