Bangladesh vs Uruguay: Forest area
Bangladesh
1.87 million hectares
in 2025
Uruguay
2.02 million hectares
in 2025
Bangladesh rank
114th
Uruguay rank
111th
Forest area over time
- Bangladesh
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 2.02 million hectares against 1.87 million hectares in Bangladesh, a difference of 150,580 hectares.
That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.1 times Bangladesh's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 114th and Uruguay ranks 111th of 235 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 3 and Uruguay in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.96 million hectares | 1.09 million hectares | 871,046 hectares | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 1.91 million hectares | 1.50 million hectares | 407,761 hectares | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 1.88 million hectares | 1.81 million hectares | 71,414 hectares | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 1.88 million hectares | 1.98 million hectares | 102,125 hectares | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Bangladesh or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 2.02 million hectares against 1.87 million hectares in Bangladesh as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between Bangladesh and Uruguay?
- 150,580 hectares, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Uruguay?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Bangladesh and Uruguay rank globally for forest area?
- Bangladesh ranks 114th and Uruguay ranks 111th 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 Forest area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems.