Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Uruguay
Uruguay: Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted was 1.17 million hectares in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted 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
Uruguay recorded 1.17 million hectares for forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 17.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Uruguay peaked at 1.17 million hectares in 2025 and was at its lowest, 178,930 hectares, in 1990.
Uruguay ranks 36th of 185 countries on this measure, in the top 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 | 367,912 hectares | 178,930 hectares | 556,894 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 721,078 hectares | 598,890 hectares | 843,267 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 976,243 hectares | 870,420 hectares | 1.07 million hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.13 million hectares | 1.09 million hectares | 1.17 million hectares | 6 |
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More environment data for Uruguay
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 44.63 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 13.18 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 22.96 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.1213 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.0428 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0578 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 28.5 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0117 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0191 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 5.28 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Uruguay?
- Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Uruguay was 1.17 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 by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 1.17 million hectares in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 178,930 hectares in 1990.
- How does Uruguay rank for forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted?
- Uruguay ranks 36th out of 185 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.2%. 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 by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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