Annual change forest area in Uruguay
Uruguay: Annual change forest area was 18,394 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
18,394
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
20th
of 235 countries
All-time high
45,685
in 1991
All-time low
18,394
in 2021
Years of data
35
1991–2025
Annual change forest area in Uruguay, 1991–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, annual change forest area in Uruguay stood at 18,394. 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 forest area in Uruguay peaked at 45,685 in 1991 and was at its lowest, 18,394, 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 forest area in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 45,685 | — |
| 1992 | 45,685 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 45,685 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 45,685 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 45,685 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 45,685 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 45,685 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 45,685 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 45,685 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 45,685 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 35,964 | -21.3% |
| 2002 | 35,964 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 35,964 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 35,964 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 35,964 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 35,964 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 35,964 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 35,964 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 35,964 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 35,964 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 27,692 | -23.0% |
| 2012 | 27,692 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 27,692 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 27,692 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 27,692 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 19,528 | -29.5% |
| 2017 | 19,528 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 19,528 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 19,528 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 19,528 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 18,394 | -5.8% |
| 2022 | 18,394 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 18,394 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 18,394 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 18,394 | +0.0% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 18,394 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is -22. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 45,685 | 45,685 | 45,685 | 9 |
| 2000s | 36,936 | 35,964 | 45,685 | 10 |
| 2010s | 25,254 | 19,528 | 35,964 | 10 |
| 2020s | 18,583 | 18,394 | 19,528 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
More environment data for Uruguay
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 3.55 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 68.57 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 32.91 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual change forest area in Uruguay?
- Annual change forest area in Uruguay was 18,394 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual change forest area recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 45,685 in 1991.
- What is the lowest annual change forest area recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 18,394 in 2021.
- How does Uruguay rank for annual change forest area?
- Uruguay ranks 20th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual change 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Annual change forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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