Annual change in forest area in Uruguay
Uruguay: Annual change in forest area was 18,394 hectares in 2025. ▼ Falling
Annual change in forest area in Uruguay, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
In 2025, annual change in forest area in Uruguay stood at 18,394 hectares. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 33.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual change in forest area in Uruguay peaked at 45,685 hectares in 1991 and was at its lowest, 18,394 hectares, in 2021.
Uruguay ranks 20th of 235 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 45,685 hectares | 45,685 hectares | 45,685 hectares | 9 |
| 2000s | 36,936 hectares | 35,964 hectares | 45,685 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 25,254 hectares | 19,528 hectares | 35,964 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 18,583 hectares | 18,394 hectares | 19,528 hectares | 6 |
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More environment data for Uruguay
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 44.63 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 13.18 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 22.96 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.1213 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.0428 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0578 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 28.5 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0117 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0191 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 5.28 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual change in forest area in Uruguay?
- Annual change in forest area in Uruguay was 18,394 hectares in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual change in forest area recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 45,685 hectares in 1991.
- What is the lowest annual change in forest area recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 18,394 hectares in 2021.
- How does Uruguay rank for annual change in forest area?
- Uruguay ranks 20th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual change in forest area rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.6%. 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 change in forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.