15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Total; Land Cover: Grassland in Uruguay
Uruguay: 15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Total; Land Cover: Grassland was 76.35 % in 2021. ▼ Falling
15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Total; Land Cover: Grassland in Uruguay, 2000–2021
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, 15.4.2a mountain green cover index: total; land cover: grassland in Uruguay stood at 76.35 %. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, 15.4.2a mountain green cover index: total; land cover: grassland in Uruguay peaked at 81.39 % in 2000 and was at its lowest, 76.35 %, in 2021.
Uruguay ranks 9th of 169 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Total; Land Cover: Grassland in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 81.39 % | — |
| 2005 | 78.86 % | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 77.41 % | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 76.77 % | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 76.52 % | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 76.35 % | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 80.12 % | 78.86 % | 81.39 % | 2 |
| 2010s | 76.9 % | 76.52 % | 77.41 % | 3 |
| 2020s | 76.35 % | 76.35 % | 76.35 % | 1 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 6 Faroe Islands 78.77 % compare
- 7 Lesotho 77.61 % compare
- 8 Kazakhstan 76.66 % compare
- 10 Uzbekistan 75.73 % compare
- 11 Iraq 72.9 % compare
- 12 Kyrgyzstan 69.86 % compare
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- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.58 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.3 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.385 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.622 °C (2025)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per capita 0.0238 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate 41.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, per capita 0.0122 t per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is 15.4.2a mountain green cover index: total; land cover: grassland in Uruguay?
- 15.4.2a mountain green cover index: total; land cover: grassland in Uruguay was 76.35 % in 2021, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest 15.4.2a mountain green cover index: total; land cover: grassland recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 81.39 % in 2000.
- What is the lowest 15.4.2a mountain green cover index: total; land cover: grassland recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.35 % in 2021.
- How does Uruguay rank for 15.4.2a mountain green cover index: total; land cover: grassland?
- Uruguay ranks 9th out of 169 countries with data for 2021.
- Is 15.4.2a mountain green cover index: total; land cover: grassland rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of 15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Total; Land Cover: Grassland — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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