Forest area in Uruguay
Uruguay: Forest area was 2,063 ha th in 2025. β² Rising
Latest (2025)
2,063 ha th
World rank
109th
of 236 countries
All-time high
2,063 ha th
in 2025
All-time low
879.44 ha th
in 1990
Years of data
6
1990β2025
Forest area in Uruguay, 1990β2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in ha th.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 2,063 ha th for forest area in 2025. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area in Uruguay peaked at 2,063 ha th in 2025 and was at its lowest, 879.44 ha th, in 1990.
That places Uruguay 109th out of 236 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 879.44 ha th | 879.44 ha th | 879.44 ha th | 1 |
| 2000s | 1,336 ha th | 1,336 ha th | 1,336 ha th | 1 |
| 2010s | 1,765 ha th | 1,696 ha th | 1,834 ha th | 2 |
| 2020s | 1,997 ha th | 1,932 ha th | 2,063 ha th | 2 |
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More environment data for Uruguay
- Standard Deviation 0.385 Β°C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.622 Β°C (2025)
- Recovered paper β Production 31,000 t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish β Production 4.19 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import value 2,770 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import quantity 303 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export value 2,736 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export quantity 2,215 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import value 43,982 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import quantity 31,383 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area in Uruguay?
- Forest area in Uruguay was 2,063 ha th in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest forest area recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 2,063 ha th in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest area recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 879.44 ha th in 1990.
- How does Uruguay rank for forest area?
- Uruguay ranks 109th out of 236 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest 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 (thousands of hectares). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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