Niger vs Uruguay: Annual afforestation
Niger
15,000 hectares per year
in 2020
Uruguay
15,980 hectares per year
in 2020
Niger rank
11th
Uruguay rank
9th
Annual afforestation over time
- Niger
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 15,980 hectares per year against 15,000 hectares per year in Niger, a difference of 980 hectares per year.
That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.1 times Niger's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Uruguay has been ahead every year.
Niger ranks 11th and Uruguay ranks 9th of 106 countries.
Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Niger | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,500 hectares per year | 41,990 hectares per year | 39,490 hectares per year | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 7,500 hectares per year | 27,150 hectares per year | 19,650 hectares per year | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 7,500 hectares per year | 21,665 hectares per year | 14,165 hectares per year | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 15,000 hectares per year | 15,980 hectares per year | 980 hectares per year | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual afforestation, Niger or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 15,980 hectares per year against 15,000 hectares per year in Niger as of 2020.
- What is the difference in annual afforestation between Niger and Uruguay?
- 980 hectares per year, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Uruguay?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2020.
- How do Niger and Uruguay rank globally for annual afforestation?
- Niger ranks 11th and Uruguay ranks 9th of 106 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual afforestation. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Afforestation is the establishment of forest through planting and/or deliberate seeding on land that, until then, was not classified as forest.