Forest area as share of land area in Uruguay
Uruguay: Forest area as share of land area was 11.56 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forest area as share of land area in Uruguay, 1990–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest area as share of land area in Uruguay is 11.56, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area as share of land area in Uruguay peaked at 11.56 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 5.02, in 1990.
That places Uruguay 164th out of 216 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.2 | 5.02 | 7.37 | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.56 | 7.64 | 9.48 | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.36 | 9.69 | 10.93 | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.3 | 11.04 | 11.56 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 161 Burkina Faso 11.83 compare
- 162 Uganda 11.81 compare
- 163 Sudan 11.77 compare
- 165 South Sudan 11.33 compare
- 166 Moldova 11.25 compare
- 167 Turks and Caicos Islands 11.07 compare
More environment data for Uruguay
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 13.88 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 306.54 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 119.9 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 74.74 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 85.56 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 13,081 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 0.26 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 39 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 14.19 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 2,169 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area as share of land area in Uruguay?
- Forest area as share of land area in Uruguay was 11.56 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest forest area as share of land area recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 11.56 in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest area as share of land area recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.02 in 1990.
- How does Uruguay rank for forest area as share of land area?
- Uruguay ranks 164th out of 216 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area as share of land area rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Forest area as share of land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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