Share of forest with a long-term management plan in Uruguay
Uruguay: Share of forest with a long-term management plan was 67.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of forest with a long-term management plan in Uruguay, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, share of forest with a long-term management plan in Uruguay stood at 67.0%. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 16.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of forest with a long-term management plan in Uruguay peaked at 67.0% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 9.4%, in 1990.
That places Uruguay 45th out of 131 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Share of forest with a long-term management plan in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 9.4% | — |
| 2000 | 34.1% | +262.2% |
| 2010 | 50.5% | +47.9% |
| 2015 | 57.7% | +14.3% |
| 2016 | 53.6% | -7.2% |
| 2017 | 56.0% | +4.6% |
| 2018 | 56.9% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 57.8% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 63.6% | +10.2% |
| 2025 | 67.0% | +5.3% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 67.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 76.9%, 87% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 67.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 25.0%, 2.7× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.4% | 9.4% | 9.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 34.1% | 34.1% | 34.1% | 1 |
| 2010s | 55.4% | 50.5% | 57.8% | 6 |
| 2020s | 65.3% | 63.6% | 67.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
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 share of forest with a long-term management plan in Uruguay?
- Share of forest with a long-term management plan in Uruguay was 67.0% in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of forest with a long-term management plan recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 67.0% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of forest with a long-term management plan recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.4% in 1990.
- How does Uruguay rank for share of forest with a long-term management plan?
- Uruguay ranks 45th out of 131 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of forest with a long-term management plan rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.2%. 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 – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of forest with a long-term management plan. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of forest area with a long-term management plan (%).