Land use hidden — Forest in Uruguay
Uruguay: Land use hidden — Forest was 20,940 Square kilometres in 2023. ▲ Rising
Land use hidden — Forest in Uruguay, 1990–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
In 2023, land use hidden — forest in Uruguay stood at 20,940 Square kilometres. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — forest in Uruguay peaked at 20,940 Square kilometres in 2023 and was at its lowest, 7,980 Square kilometres, in 1990.
Uruguay ranks 96th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Forest in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 7,980 Square kilometres | — |
| 1991 | 8,551 Square kilometres | +7.2% |
| 1992 | 9,122 Square kilometres | +6.7% |
| 1993 | 9,693 Square kilometres | +6.3% |
| 1994 | 10,264 Square kilometres | +5.9% |
| 1995 | 10,835 Square kilometres | +5.6% |
| 1996 | 11,406 Square kilometres | +5.3% |
| 1997 | 11,977 Square kilometres | +5.0% |
| 1998 | 12,548 Square kilometres | +4.8% |
| 1999 | 13,119 Square kilometres | +4.6% |
| 2000 | 13,690 Square kilometres | +4.4% |
| 2001 | 14,052 Square kilometres | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 14,415 Square kilometres | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 14,777 Square kilometres | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 15,139 Square kilometres | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 15,502 Square kilometres | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 15,864 Square kilometres | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 16,226 Square kilometres | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 16,588 Square kilometres | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 16,951 Square kilometres | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 17,313 Square kilometres | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 17,690 Square kilometres | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 18,068 Square kilometres | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 18,445 Square kilometres | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 18,823 Square kilometres | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 19,200 Square kilometres | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 19,470 Square kilometres | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 19,680 Square kilometres | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 19,890 Square kilometres | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 20,100 Square kilometres | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 20,310 Square kilometres | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 20,520 Square kilometres | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 20,730 Square kilometres | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 20,940 Square kilometres | +1.0% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 20,940 Square kilometres is above the median for high income countries, which is 3,173 Square kilometres, 6.6× the median. (69 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 20,940 Square kilometres is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 20,940 Square kilometres, 1.0× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10,550 Square kilometres | 7,980 Square kilometres | 13,119 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2000s | 15,320 Square kilometres | 13,690 Square kilometres | 16,951 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2010s | 18,868 Square kilometres | 17,313 Square kilometres | 20,100 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2020s | 20,625 Square kilometres | 20,310 Square kilometres | 20,940 Square kilometres | 4 |
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 land use hidden — forest in Uruguay?
- Land use hidden — forest in Uruguay was 20,940 Square kilometres in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land use hidden — forest recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 20,940 Square kilometres in 2023.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — forest recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,980 Square kilometres in 1990.
- How does Uruguay rank for land use hidden — forest?
- Uruguay ranks 96th out of 199 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — forest rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Land use hidden — Forest. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Land resources are one of the four components of the natural environment: water, air, land and living resources. In this context land is both: a physical "milieu" necessary for the development of natural vegetation as well as cultivated vegetation; a resource for human activities. The data presented here give information concerning land use state and changes (e.g. agricultural land, forest land). Data source(s): Food and Agriculture Organization of the U.N., (FAOSTAT) Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: June 3, 2024 Database documentation Countries metadata