Argentina vs Uruguay: Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas
Argentina
3.8%
in 2025
Uruguay
3.0%
in 2025
Argentina rank
147th
Uruguay rank
149th
Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas over time
- Argentina
- Uruguay
How they compare
Argentina currently reports 3.8% against 3.0% in Uruguay, a difference of 0.8%.
That makes Argentina's figure about 1.2 times Uruguay's.
Across all 6 years both countries report, Argentina has been ahead every year.
Argentina ranks 147th and Uruguay ranks 149th of 168 countries.
Argentina has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.7% | 0.0% | 2.7% | Argentina |
| 2000s | 2.9% | 0.0% | 2.9% | Argentina |
| 2010s | 3.1% | 1.6% | 1.5% | Argentina |
| 2020s | 3.8% | 2.9% | 0.9% | Argentina |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas, Argentina or Uruguay?
- Argentina, at 3.8% against 3.0% in Uruguay as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas between Argentina and Uruguay?
- 0.8%, with Argentina ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Uruguay?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Argentina and Uruguay rank globally for proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas?
- Argentina ranks 147th and Uruguay ranks 149th of 168 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.