Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land in Uruguay
Uruguay: Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land was 42.34 % in 2025. ▼ Falling
Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land in Uruguay, 1990–2025
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 220th of 240 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 79.65 % | — |
| 1991 | 76.12 % | -4.4% |
| 1992 | 72.92 % | -4.2% |
| 1993 | 70 % | -4.0% |
| 1994 | 67.34 % | -3.8% |
| 1995 | 64.9 % | -3.6% |
| 1996 | 62.65 % | -3.5% |
| 1997 | 60.57 % | -3.3% |
| 1998 | 58.64 % | -3.2% |
| 1999 | 56.85 % | -3.1% |
| 2000 | 55.18 % | -2.9% |
| 2001 | 54.38 % | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 53.62 % | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 52.89 % | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 52.2 % | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 51.54 % | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 50.92 % | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 50.32 % | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 49.75 % | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 49.2 % | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 48.68 % | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 48.05 % | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 47.44 % | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 46.86 % | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 46.29 % | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 45.74 % | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 45.32 % | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 44.91 % | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 44.51 % | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 44.12 % | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 43.73 % | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 43.44 % | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 43.16 % | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 42.88 % | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 42.61 % | -0.6% |
| 2025 | 42.34 % | -0.6% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 42.34 % is below the median for high income countries, which is 93.53 %, 45% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 42.34 % is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 99.76 %, 42% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 218 Republic of Moldova 43.4 % compare
- 218 Moldova 43.4 % compare
- 221 Belgium-Luxembourg 41.72 % compare
- 222 Armenia 40.03 % compare
- 223 Uzbekistan 38.78 % compare
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 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 220th out of 240 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
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.