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.
Annual change in forest area in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 45,685 hectares | — |
| 1992 | 45,685 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 45,685 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 45,685 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 45,685 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 45,685 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 45,685 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 45,685 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 45,685 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 45,685 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 35,964 hectares | -21.3% |
| 2002 | 35,964 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 35,964 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 35,964 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 35,964 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 35,964 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 35,964 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 35,964 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 35,964 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 35,964 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 27,692 hectares | -23.0% |
| 2012 | 27,692 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 27,692 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 27,692 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 27,692 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 19,528 hectares | -29.5% |
| 2017 | 19,528 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 19,528 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 19,528 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 19,528 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 18,394 hectares | -5.8% |
| 2022 | 18,394 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 18,394 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 18,394 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 18,394 hectares | +0.0% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 18,394 hectares is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is -22 hectares. (42 countries reporting)
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 |
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 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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Net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.