Share of forest with a long-term management plan in Uruguay
Uruguay: Share of forest with a long-term management plan was 58.6% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Share of forest with a long-term management plan in Uruguay, 2000–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, share of forest with a long-term management plan in Uruguay stood at 58.6%. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 20.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of forest with a long-term management plan in Uruguay peaked at 58.6% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 34.0%, in 2000.
That places Uruguay 50th out of 119 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34.0% | 34.0% | 34.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 54.2% | 48.6% | 57.8% | 6 |
| 2020s | 58.6% | 58.6% | 58.6% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 47 United Kingdom 61.0% compare
- 48 Canada 60.8% compare
- 49 Cameroon 59.9% compare
- 51 Mozambique 58.6% compare
- 52 Cote d'Ivoire 55.9% compare
- 53 Malaysia 54.6% compare
More environment data for Uruguay
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 44.63 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 13.18 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 22.96 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.1213 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.0428 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0578 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 28.5 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0117 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0191 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 5.28 Mt CO2e (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 58.6% in 2020, 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 58.6% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of forest with a long-term management plan recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.0% in 2000.
- How does Uruguay rank for share of forest with a long-term management plan?
- Uruguay ranks 50th out of 119 countries with data for 2020.
- Is share of forest with a long-term management plan rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.6%. 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 (%)