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 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
| 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
- 200 Germany 50 % compare
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- 202 Republic of Moldova 43.4 % compare
- 204 Belgium-Luxembourg 41.72 % compare
- 205 Armenia 40.03 % compare
- 206 Uzbekistan 38.78 % compare
More environment data for Uruguay
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 13.88 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 306.54 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 119.9 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 74.74 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 85.56 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 13,081 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 0.26 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 39 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 14.19 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 2,169 1000 ha (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 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
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.