Annual afforestation in Uruguay
Uruguay: Annual afforestation was 15,980 hectares per year in 2020. ▼ Falling
Annual afforestation in Uruguay, 1990–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per year.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 15,980 hectares per year for annual afforestation in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is down 36.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual afforestation in Uruguay peaked at 41,990 hectares per year in 1990 and was at its lowest, 15,980 hectares per year, in 2020.
That places Uruguay 9th out of 106 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.
Annual afforestation in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | hectares per year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 41,990 hectares per year | — |
| 2000 | 27,150 hectares per year | -35.3% |
| 2010 | 24,990 hectares per year | -8.0% |
| 2015 | 18,340 hectares per year | -26.6% |
| 2020 | 15,980 hectares per year | -12.9% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 15,980 hectares per year is above the median for high income countries, which is 425 hectares per year, 37.6× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 15,980 hectares per year is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1,520 hectares per year, 10.5× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 41,990 hectares per year | 41,990 hectares per year | 41,990 hectares per year | 1 |
| 2000s | 27,150 hectares per year | 27,150 hectares per year | 27,150 hectares per year | 1 |
| 2010s | 21,665 hectares per year | 18,340 hectares per year | 24,990 hectares per year | 2 |
| 2020s | 15,980 hectares per year | 15,980 hectares per year | 15,980 hectares per year | 1 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
More environment data for Uruguay
- 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)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 3.64 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual afforestation in Uruguay?
- Annual afforestation in Uruguay was 15,980 hectares per year in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual afforestation recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 41,990 hectares per year in 1990.
- What is the lowest annual afforestation recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 15,980 hectares per year in 2020.
- How does Uruguay rank for annual afforestation?
- Uruguay ranks 9th out of 106 countries with data for 2020.
- Is annual afforestation rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.1%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual afforestation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Afforestation is the establishment of forest through planting and/or deliberate seeding on land that, until then, was not classified as forest.