Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land in Uruguay

Uruguay: Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land was 42.34 % in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
42.34 %
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
203rd
of 222 countries
All-time high
79.65 %
in 1990
All-time low
42.34 %
in 2025
Years of data
36
1990–2025

Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land in Uruguay, 1990–2025

0204060801990200720251990: 79.7 %1991: 76.1 %1992: 72.9 %1993: 70 %1994: 67.3 %1995: 64.9 %1996: 62.6 %1997: 60.6 %1998: 58.6 %1999: 56.9 %2000: 55.2 %2001: 54.4 %2002: 53.6 %2003: 52.9 %2004: 52.2 %2005: 51.5 %2006: 50.9 %2007: 50.3 %2008: 49.8 %2009: 49.2 %2010: 48.7 %2011: 48 %2012: 47.4 %2013: 46.9 %2014: 46.3 %2015: 45.7 %2016: 45.3 %2017: 44.9 %2018: 44.5 %2019: 44.1 %2020: 43.7 %2021: 43.4 %2022: 43.2 %2023: 42.9 %2024: 42.6 %2025: 42.3 %

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2025, naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in Uruguay stood at 42.34 %. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.

That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 7.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in Uruguay peaked at 79.65 % in 1990 and was at its lowest, 42.34 %, in 2025.

Uruguay ranks 203rd of 222 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 66.96 % 56.85 % 79.65 % 10
2000s 52 % 49.2 % 55.18 % 10
2010s 46.19 % 44.12 % 48.68 % 10
2020s 43.03 % 42.34 % 43.73 % 6

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Frequently asked questions

What is naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in Uruguay?
Naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in Uruguay was 42.34 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 79.65 % in 1990.
What is the lowest naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 42.34 % in 2025.
How does Uruguay rank for naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land?
Uruguay ranks 203rd out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
Is naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Uruguay data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
258 places, 8,989 data points, 1990–2025
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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.