Forest land — Area in Uruguay
Uruguay: Forest land — Area was 2,024 1000 ha in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forest land — Area in Uruguay, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2025, forest land — area in Uruguay stood at 2,024 1000 ha. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — area in Uruguay peaked at 2,024 1000 ha in 2025 and was at its lowest, 879.44 1000 ha, in 1990.
That places Uruguay 124th out of 249 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Forest land — Area in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 879.44 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 925.13 1000 ha | +5.2% |
| 1992 | 970.81 1000 ha | +4.9% |
| 1993 | 1,016 1000 ha | +4.7% |
| 1994 | 1,062 1000 ha | +4.5% |
| 1995 | 1,108 1000 ha | +4.3% |
| 1996 | 1,154 1000 ha | +4.1% |
| 1997 | 1,199 1000 ha | +4.0% |
| 1998 | 1,245 1000 ha | +3.8% |
| 1999 | 1,291 1000 ha | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 1,336 1000 ha | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 1,372 1000 ha | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 1,408 1000 ha | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 1,444 1000 ha | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 1,480 1000 ha | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 1,516 1000 ha | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 1,552 1000 ha | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 1,588 1000 ha | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 1,624 1000 ha | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 1,660 1000 ha | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 1,696 1000 ha | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 1,724 1000 ha | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 1,751 1000 ha | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 1,779 1000 ha | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 1,807 1000 ha | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 1,834 1000 ha | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 1,854 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 1,873 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 1,893 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 1,912 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 1,932 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 1,950 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 1,969 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 1,987 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 2,006 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 2025 | 2,024 1000 ha | +0.9% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 2,024 1000 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 576.21 1000 ha, 3.5× the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 2,024 1000 ha is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 650.58 1000 ha, 3.1× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,085 1000 ha | 879.44 1000 ha | 1,291 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,498 1000 ha | 1,336 1000 ha | 1,660 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,812 1000 ha | 1,696 1000 ha | 1,912 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,978 1000 ha | 1,932 1000 ha | 2,024 1000 ha | 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)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — area in Uruguay?
- Forest land — area in Uruguay was 2,024 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — area recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 2,024 1000 ha in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest land — area recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 879.44 1000 ha in 1990.
- How does Uruguay rank for forest land — area?
- Uruguay ranks 124th out of 249 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forest land — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.