Annual forest expansion in Uruguay
Uruguay: Annual forest expansion was 18,370 hectares per year in 2020. ▼ Falling
Annual forest expansion 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
In 2020, annual forest expansion in Uruguay stood at 18,370 hectares per year. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is down 33.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual forest expansion in Uruguay peaked at 45,690 hectares per year in 1990 and was at its lowest, 18,370 hectares per year, in 2020.
Uruguay ranks 20th of 110 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Annual forest expansion in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | hectares per year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 45,690 hectares per year | — |
| 2000 | 35,960 hectares per year | -21.3% |
| 2010 | 27,690 hectares per year | -23.0% |
| 2015 | 19,530 hectares per year | -29.5% |
| 2020 | 18,370 hectares per year | -5.9% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 18,370 hectares per year is above the median for high income countries, which is 2,880 hectares per year, 6.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 18,370 hectares per year is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 6,445 hectares per year, 2.9× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 45,690 hectares per year | 45,690 hectares per year | 45,690 hectares per year | 1 |
| 2000s | 35,960 hectares per year | 35,960 hectares per year | 35,960 hectares per year | 1 |
| 2010s | 23,610 hectares per year | 19,530 hectares per year | 27,690 hectares per year | 2 |
| 2020s | 18,370 hectares per year | 18,370 hectares per year | 18,370 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 forest expansion in Uruguay?
- Annual forest expansion in Uruguay was 18,370 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 forest expansion recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 45,690 hectares per year in 1990.
- What is the lowest annual forest expansion recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 18,370 hectares per year in 2020.
- How does Uruguay rank for annual forest expansion?
- Uruguay ranks 20th out of 110 countries with data for 2020.
- Is annual forest expansion rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.7%. 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 forest expansion. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Forest expansion is the sum of afforestation (the establishment of forest through planting and/or deliberate seeding) and natural forest expansion (expansion of forests through natural succession on land that, until then, was under another land use).