Congo vs Uruguay: Annual change in forest area
Congo
14,000 hectares
in 2025
Uruguay
18,394 hectares
in 2025
Congo rank
23rd
Uruguay rank
20th
Annual change in forest area over time
- Congo
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 18,394 hectares against 14,000 hectares in Congo, a difference of 4,394 hectares.
That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.3 times Congo's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Uruguay has been ahead every year.
Congo ranks 23rd and Uruguay ranks 20th of 235 countries.
Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -12,000 hectares | 45,685 hectares | 57,685 hectares | Uruguay |
| 2000s | -12,000 hectares | 36,936 hectares | 48,936 hectares | Uruguay |
| 2010s | -21,730 hectares | 25,254 hectares | 46,984 hectares | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 7,350 hectares | 18,583 hectares | 11,233 hectares | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in forest area, Congo or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 18,394 hectares against 14,000 hectares in Congo as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in forest area between Congo and Uruguay?
- 4,394 hectares, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Uruguay?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Congo and Uruguay rank globally for annual change in forest area?
- Congo ranks 23rd and Uruguay ranks 20th of 235 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 change in forest area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.