Uruguay Land Guide

CONEAT stands for Comisión Nacional de Estudio Agronómico de la Tierra — the national commission established in 1976 to map every hectare of Uruguayan soil. The result is a score from 0 to 200 assigned to every parcel in the country, where 100 is the national average.

The score measures a parcel's productive capacity relative to a standardized cattle-equivalent benchmark. A score of 150 means that soil is 50% more productive than the national average for that intended use — it can support more animals, grow higher yields, or sustain more intensive crops.

Why it matters if you're buying: CONEAT scores are legally required on every land sale contract in Uruguay. They directly determine property taxes (IMEBA and ITP are calculated against the CONEAT-adjusted value), and they set the ceiling on what the land can realistically produce. A seller can't just describe land as "great farmland" — the score is on the title. Lenders and institutional investors use it as the primary underwriting metric. You should too.

You can look up the official CONEAT score for any parcel before making an offer through the MGAP registry. The index is parcel-level — the department average shown here is a guide, not a substitute for checking the actual title.