Land use hidden — Naturally regenerating forest in Uruguay
Uruguay: Land use hidden — Naturally regenerating forest was 8,490 Square kilometres in 2023. ▲ Rising
Land use hidden — Naturally regenerating forest in Uruguay, 1990–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
In 2023, land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest in Uruguay stood at 8,490 Square kilometres. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest in Uruguay peaked at 8,490 Square kilometres in 2015 and was at its lowest, 5,970 Square kilometres, in 1990.
Uruguay ranks 107th of 189 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 — Naturally regenerating forest in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5,970 Square kilometres | — |
| 1991 | 6,113 Square kilometres | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 6,256 Square kilometres | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 6,399 Square kilometres | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 6,542 Square kilometres | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 6,685 Square kilometres | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 6,828 Square kilometres | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 6,971 Square kilometres | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 7,114 Square kilometres | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 7,257 Square kilometres | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 7,400 Square kilometres | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 7,412 Square kilometres | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 7,424 Square kilometres | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 7,437 Square kilometres | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 7,449 Square kilometres | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 7,461 Square kilometres | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 7,473 Square kilometres | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 7,485 Square kilometres | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 7,498 Square kilometres | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 7,510 Square kilometres | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 7,522 Square kilometres | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 7,716 Square kilometres | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 7,909 Square kilometres | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 8,103 Square kilometres | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 8,296 Square kilometres | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 8,490 Square kilometres | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 8,490 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 8,490 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 8,490 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 8,490 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 8,490 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 8,490 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 8,490 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 8,490 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 8,490 Square kilometres is above the median for high income countries, which is 2,508 Square kilometres, 3.4× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 8,490 Square kilometres is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 23,319 Square kilometres, 36% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6,614 Square kilometres | 5,970 Square kilometres | 7,257 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2000s | 7,455 Square kilometres | 7,400 Square kilometres | 7,510 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2010s | 8,200 Square kilometres | 7,522 Square kilometres | 8,490 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,490 Square kilometres | 8,490 Square kilometres | 8,490 Square kilometres | 4 |
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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 — naturally regenerating forest in Uruguay?
- Land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest in Uruguay was 8,490 Square kilometres in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 8,490 Square kilometres in 2015.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,970 Square kilometres in 1990.
- How does Uruguay rank for land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest?
- Uruguay ranks 107th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. 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 — Naturally regenerating 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