Change forest area share total in Uruguay
Uruguay: Change forest area share total was 0.9088 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Change forest area share total in Uruguay, 1991–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, change forest area share total in Uruguay stood at 0.9088. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 39.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change forest area share total in Uruguay peaked at 4.94 in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.9088, in 2025.
That places Uruguay 11th out of 228 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Change forest area share total in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 4.94 | — |
| 1992 | 4.71 | -4.7% |
| 1993 | 4.49 | -4.5% |
| 1994 | 4.3 | -4.3% |
| 1995 | 4.12 | -4.1% |
| 1996 | 3.96 | -4.0% |
| 1997 | 3.81 | -3.8% |
| 1998 | 3.67 | -3.7% |
| 1999 | 3.54 | -3.5% |
| 2000 | 3.42 | -3.4% |
| 2001 | 2.62 | -23.3% |
| 2002 | 2.55 | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 2.49 | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 2.43 | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 2.37 | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 2.32 | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 2.26 | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 2.21 | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 2.17 | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 2.12 | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 1.61 | -24.2% |
| 2012 | 1.58 | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 1.56 | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 1.53 | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 1.51 | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 1.05 | -30.2% |
| 2017 | 1.04 | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 1.03 | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 1.02 | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 1.01 | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.9431 | -6.7% |
| 2022 | 0.9343 | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.9256 | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 0.9171 | -0.9% |
| 2025 | 0.9088 | -0.9% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 0.9088 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is -0.0134. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Change forest area share total in Uruguay changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | -30.2% | 1.51 | 1.05 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.17 | 3.54 | 4.94 | 9 |
| 2000s | 2.48 | 2.17 | 3.42 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.41 | 1.02 | 2.12 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9399 | 0.9088 | 1.01 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 8 Serbia 1.14 compare
- 9 Uzbekistan 1.05 compare
- 10 Ireland 0.9493 compare
- 12 Azerbaijan 0.8647 compare
- 13 Wallis and Futuna 0.8318 compare
- 14 United States Virgin Islands 0.726 compare
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 change forest area share total in Uruguay?
- Change forest area share total in Uruguay was 0.9088 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest change forest area share total recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 4.94 in 1991.
- What is the lowest change forest area share total recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9088 in 2025.
- How does Uruguay rank for change forest area share total?
- Uruguay ranks 11th out of 228 countries with data for 2025.
- Is change forest area share total rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Change forest area share total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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