Portugal vs Uruguay: Annual afforestation
Portugal
30,430 hectares per year
in 2020
Uruguay
15,980 hectares per year
in 2020
Portugal rank
7th
Uruguay rank
9th
Annual afforestation over time
- Portugal
- Uruguay
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 30,430 hectares per year against 15,980 hectares per year in Uruguay, a difference of 14,450 hectares per year.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.9 times Uruguay's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Uruguay ahead.
Portugal ranks 7th and Uruguay ranks 9th of 106 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 2 and Uruguay in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24,080 hectares per year | 41,990 hectares per year | 17,910 hectares per year | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 25,630 hectares per year | 27,150 hectares per year | 1,520 hectares per year | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 34,060 hectares per year | 21,665 hectares per year | 12,395 hectares per year | Portugal |
| 2020s | 30,430 hectares per year | 15,980 hectares per year | 14,450 hectares per year | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual afforestation, Portugal or Uruguay?
- Portugal, at 30,430 hectares per year against 15,980 hectares per year in Uruguay as of 2020.
- What is the difference in annual afforestation between Portugal and Uruguay?
- 14,450 hectares per year, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Uruguay?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2020.
- How do Portugal and Uruguay rank globally for annual afforestation?
- Portugal ranks 7th 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.