Planted Forest — Area in Uruguay
Uruguay: Planted Forest — Area was 1,167 1000 ha in 2025. ▲ Rising
Planted Forest — Area in Uruguay, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2025, planted forest — area in Uruguay stood at 1,167 1000 ha. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 17.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, planted forest — area in Uruguay peaked at 1,167 1000 ha in 2025 and was at its lowest, 178.93 1000 ha, in 1990.
Uruguay ranks 37th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 367.91 1000 ha | 178.93 1000 ha | 556.89 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 721.08 1000 ha | 598.89 1000 ha | 843.27 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 976.24 1000 ha | 870.42 1000 ha | 1,069 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,127 1000 ha | 1,087 1000 ha | 1,167 1000 ha | 6 |
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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 planted forest — area in Uruguay?
- Planted forest — area in Uruguay was 1,167 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest planted forest — area recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 1,167 1000 ha in 2025.
- What is the lowest planted forest — area recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 178.93 1000 ha in 1990.
- How does Uruguay rank for planted forest — area?
- Uruguay ranks 37th out of 191 countries with data for 2025.
- Is planted forest — area rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Planted Forest — Area. 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.