Land use hidden — Planted Forest in Uruguay

Uruguay: Land use hidden — Planted Forest was 12,450 Square kilometres in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
12,450 Square kilometres
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
31st
of 189 countries
All-time high
12,450 Square kilometres
in 2023
All-time low
2,010 Square kilometres
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Land use hidden — Planted Forest in Uruguay, 1990–2023

2.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k12.5k1990200620231990: 2.0k Square kilometres1991: 2.4k Square kilometres1992: 2.9k Square kilometres1993: 3.3k Square kilometres1994: 3.7k Square kilometres1995: 4.2k Square kilometres1996: 4.6k Square kilometres1997: 5.0k Square kilometres1998: 5.4k Square kilometres1999: 5.9k Square kilometres2000: 6.3k Square kilometres2001: 6.6k Square kilometres2002: 7.0k Square kilometres2003: 7.3k Square kilometres2004: 7.7k Square kilometres2005: 8.0k Square kilometres2006: 8.4k Square kilometres2007: 8.7k Square kilometres2008: 9.1k Square kilometres2009: 9.4k Square kilometres2010: 9.8k Square kilometres2011: 10.0k Square kilometres2012: 10.2k Square kilometres2013: 10.3k Square kilometres2014: 10.5k Square kilometres2015: 10.7k Square kilometres2016: 11.0k Square kilometres2017: 11.2k Square kilometres2018: 11.4k Square kilometres2019: 11.6k Square kilometres2020: 11.8k Square kilometres2021: 12.0k Square kilometres2022: 12.2k Square kilometres2023: 12.4k Square kilometres

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.

Analysis

The most recent figure for land use hidden — planted forest in Uruguay is 12,450 Square kilometres, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 20.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, land use hidden — planted forest in Uruguay peaked at 12,450 Square kilometres in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2,010 Square kilometres, in 1990.

That places Uruguay 31st out of 189 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 3,936 Square kilometres 2,010 Square kilometres 5,862 Square kilometres 10
2000s 7,865 Square kilometres 6,290 Square kilometres 9,441 Square kilometres 10
2010s 10,668 Square kilometres 9,791 Square kilometres 11,610 Square kilometres 10
2020s 12,135 Square kilometres 11,820 Square kilometres 12,450 Square kilometres 4

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 28 Austria 16,697 Square kilometres compare
  2. 29 Argentina 15,276 Square kilometres compare
  3. 30 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 13,609 Square kilometres compare
  4. 32 Peru 11,072 Square kilometres compare
  5. 33 Iran, Islamic Republic of 10,374 Square kilometres compare
  6. 34 Democratic People’s Republic of Korea 9,775 Square kilometres compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is land use hidden — planted forest in Uruguay?
Land use hidden — planted forest in Uruguay was 12,450 Square kilometres in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest land use hidden — planted forest recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 12,450 Square kilometres in 2023.
What is the lowest land use hidden — planted forest recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 2,010 Square kilometres in 1990.
How does Uruguay rank for land use hidden — planted forest?
Uruguay ranks 31st out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
Is land use hidden — planted forest rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is up 20.4%. 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 — Planted Forest. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Land use hidden — Planted Forest
Unit
Square kilometres
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
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Coverage
213 places, 7,122 data points, 1990–2023
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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