Forest land — Share in Land area in Uruguay
Uruguay: Forest land — Share in Land area was 11.46 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Forest land — Share in Land area in Uruguay, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest land — share in land area in Uruguay is 11.46 %, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — share in land area in Uruguay peaked at 11.46 % in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.02 %, in 1990.
Uruguay ranks 180th of 231 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 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 | 11.25 % | 11.04 % | 11.46 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 177 Uganda 11.95 % compare
- 178 Sudan 11.86 % compare
- 179 Armenia 11.85 % compare
- 181 South Sudan 11.33 % compare
- 182 Republic of Moldova 11.26 % compare
- 183 Turks and Caicos Islands 11.09 % 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 land — share in land area in Uruguay?
- Forest land — share in land area in Uruguay was 11.46 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — share in land area recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 11.46 % in 2024.
- What is the lowest forest land — share in land area recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.02 % in 1990.
- How does Uruguay rank for forest land — share in land area?
- Uruguay ranks 180th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest land — share in land area rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.0%. 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 — Share in 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.