Forest area in Uruguay
Uruguay: Forest area was 2.02 million hectares in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forest area in Uruguay, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest area in Uruguay is 2.02 million hectares, 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 in Uruguay peaked at 2.02 million hectares in 2025 and was at its lowest, 879,440 hectares, in 1990.
Uruguay ranks 111th of 235 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Forest area in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 879,440 hectares | — |
| 1991 | 925,125 hectares | +5.2% |
| 1992 | 970,810 hectares | +4.9% |
| 1993 | 1.02 million hectares | +4.7% |
| 1994 | 1.06 million hectares | +4.5% |
| 1995 | 1.11 million hectares | +4.3% |
| 1996 | 1.15 million hectares | +4.1% |
| 1997 | 1.20 million hectares | +4.0% |
| 1998 | 1.24 million hectares | +3.8% |
| 1999 | 1.29 million hectares | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 1.34 million hectares | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 1.37 million hectares | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 1.41 million hectares | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 1.44 million hectares | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 1.48 million hectares | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 1.52 million hectares | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 1.55 million hectares | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 1.59 million hectares | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 1.62 million hectares | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 1.66 million hectares | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 1.70 million hectares | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 1.72 million hectares | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 1.75 million hectares | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 1.78 million hectares | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 1.81 million hectares | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 1.83 million hectares | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 1.85 million hectares | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 1.87 million hectares | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 1.89 million hectares | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 1.91 million hectares | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 1.93 million hectares | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 1.95 million hectares | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 1.97 million hectares | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 1.99 million hectares | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 2.01 million hectares | +0.9% |
| 2025 | 2.02 million hectares | +0.9% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 2.02 million hectares is above the median for high income countries, which is 436,060 hectares, 4.6× the median. (83 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 2.02 million hectares is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 999,945 hectares, 2.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.09 million hectares | 879,440 hectares | 1.29 million hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.50 million hectares | 1.34 million hectares | 1.66 million hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.81 million hectares | 1.70 million hectares | 1.91 million hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.98 million hectares | 1.93 million hectares | 2.02 million hectares | 6 |
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 forest area in Uruguay?
- Forest area in Uruguay was 2.02 million hectares in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest forest area recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 2.02 million hectares in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest area recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 879,440 hectares in 1990.
- How does Uruguay rank for forest area?
- Uruguay ranks 111th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems.