Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Uruguay
Uruguay: Forest area as a proportion of total land area was 11.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
11.8%
World rank
161st
of 219 countries
All-time high
11.8%
in 2025
All-time low
5.0%
in 1990
Years of data
6
1990–2025
Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Uruguay, 1990–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 11.8% for forest area as a proportion of total land area in 2025. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 12.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area as a proportion of total land area in Uruguay peaked at 11.8% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 5.0%, in 1990.
Uruguay ranks 161st of 219 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5.0% | — |
| 2000 | 7.6% | +52.2% |
| 2010 | 9.7% | +26.8% |
| 2015 | 10.5% | +8.2% |
| 2020 | 11.0% | +5.3% |
| 2025 | 11.8% | +6.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.0% | 5.0% | 5.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 7.6% | 7.6% | 7.6% | 1 |
| 2010s | 10.1% | 9.7% | 10.5% | 2 |
| 2020s | 11.4% | 11.0% | 11.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 158 Armenia 11.8% compare
- 159 Burkina Faso 11.8% compare
- 160 Uganda 11.8% compare
- 162 Sudan 11.8% compare
- 163 South Sudan 11.3% compare
- 164 Turks and Caicos Islands 11.1% compare
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- 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)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate -0.6993 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per capita 0.0093 t per person (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value, annual growth rate 3.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value, per capita 0.013 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area as a proportion of total land area in Uruguay?
- Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Uruguay was 11.8% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest forest area as a proportion of total land area recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 11.8% in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest area as a proportion of total land area recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.0% in 1990.
- How does Uruguay rank for forest area as a proportion of total land area?
- Uruguay ranks 161st out of 219 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area as a proportion of total land area rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Forest area as a proportion of total land area (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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