Somalia vs Uruguay: Drivers of deforestation
Somalia
100.38 hectares
in 2023
Uruguay
107.27 hectares
in 2023
Somalia rank
83rd
Uruguay rank
80th
Drivers of deforestation over time
- Somalia
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 107.27 hectares against 100.38 hectares in Somalia, a difference of 6.89 hectares.
That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.1 times Somalia's.
Across all 23 years both countries report, Uruguay has been ahead every year.
Somalia ranks 83rd and Uruguay ranks 80th of 166 countries.
Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Somalia | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 117.31 hectares | 582.28 hectares | 464.98 hectares | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 40.62 hectares | 1,375 hectares | 1,334 hectares | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 84.11 hectares | 679.66 hectares | 595.55 hectares | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher drivers of deforestation, Somalia or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 107.27 hectares against 100.38 hectares in Somalia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in drivers of deforestation between Somalia and Uruguay?
- 6.89 hectares, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Uruguay?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
- How do Somalia and Uruguay rank globally for drivers of deforestation?
- Somalia ranks 83rd and Uruguay ranks 80th of 166 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Singh et al. (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Drivers of deforestation. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Estimates of commodity-driven deforestation, measured in hectares per year. This includes deforestation caused by the production of agricultural products and forestry, which account for approximately 90% of the world's deforestation.