Commodity driven deforestation in Uruguay
Uruguay: Commodity driven deforestation was 1,088 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
1,088
Change on year
down 53.2%
World rank
73rd
of 187 countries
All-time high
4,066
in 2012
All-time low
512.55
in 2020
Years of data
24
2001–2024
Commodity driven deforestation in Uruguay, 2001–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 1,088 for commodity driven deforestation in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 53.2% on the previous year and down 59.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, commodity driven deforestation in Uruguay peaked at 4,066 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 512.55, in 2020.
Uruguay ranks 73rd of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Commodity driven deforestation in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1,197 | — |
| 2002 | 886.5 | -26.0% |
| 2003 | 1,192 | +34.5% |
| 2004 | 1,788 | +49.9% |
| 2005 | 1,714 | -4.1% |
| 2006 | 2,087 | +21.8% |
| 2007 | 2,096 | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 2,532 | +20.8% |
| 2009 | 2,392 | -5.5% |
| 2010 | 1,370 | -42.7% |
| 2011 | 2,927 | +113.7% |
| 2012 | 4,066 | +38.9% |
| 2013 | 2,110 | -48.1% |
| 2014 | 2,652 | +25.7% |
| 2015 | 894.58 | -66.3% |
| 2016 | 2,227 | +148.9% |
| 2017 | 2,002 | -10.1% |
| 2018 | 827.63 | -58.7% |
| 2019 | 590.08 | -28.7% |
| 2020 | 512.55 | -13.1% |
| 2021 | 1,049 | +104.7% |
| 2022 | 1,664 | +58.6% |
| 2023 | 2,325 | +39.7% |
| 2024 | 1,088 | -53.2% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 1,088 is above the median for high income countries, which is 66.13, 16.4× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 1,088 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1,620, 67% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,765 | 886.5 | 2,532 | 9 |
| 2010s | 1,967 | 590.08 | 4,066 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,328 | 512.55 | 2,325 | 5 |
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 commodity driven deforestation in Uruguay?
- Commodity driven deforestation in Uruguay was 1,088 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest commodity driven deforestation recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 4,066 in 2012.
- What is the lowest commodity driven deforestation recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 512.55 in 2020.
- How does Uruguay rank for commodity driven deforestation?
- Uruguay ranks 73rd out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is commodity driven deforestation rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 59.0%. 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 Commodity driven deforestation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 24 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).