Germany vs Uruguay: Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land

Germany
50 %
in 2025
Uruguay
42.34 %
in 2025
Germany rank
200th
Uruguay rank
203rd

Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land over time

  • Germany
  • Uruguay
020406080199020072025

How they compare

Germany currently reports 50 % against 42.34 % in Uruguay, a difference of 7.66 %.

That makes Germany's figure about 1.2 times Uruguay's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Uruguay ahead.

Germany ranks 200th and Uruguay ranks 203rd of 222 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 2 and Uruguay in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Germany Uruguay Difference Ahead
1990s 50 % 66.96 % 16.96 % Uruguay
2000s 50 % 52 % 2 % Uruguay
2010s 50 % 46.19 % 3.81 % Germany
2020s 50 % 43.03 % 6.97 % Germany

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land, Germany or Uruguay?
Germany, at 50 % against 42.34 % in Uruguay as of 2025.
What is the difference in naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land between Germany and Uruguay?
7.66 %, with Germany ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Uruguay?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Germany and Uruguay rank globally for naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land?
Germany ranks 200th and Uruguay ranks 203rd of 222 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
258 places, 8,989 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.