Share of annual global forest expansion in Uruguay
Uruguay: Share of annual global forest expansion was 0.3% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Share of annual global forest expansion in Uruguay, 1990–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 0.3% for share of annual global forest expansion in 2020.
The figure is down 17.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of annual global forest expansion in Uruguay peaked at 0.7% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2015.
That places Uruguay 20th out of 110 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 1 |
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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 annual global forest expansion in Uruguay?
- Share of annual global forest expansion in Uruguay was 0.3% in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of annual global forest expansion recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 1990.
- What is the lowest share of annual global forest expansion recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2015.
- How does Uruguay rank for share of annual global forest expansion?
- Uruguay ranks 20th out of 110 countries with data for 2020.
- Is share of annual global forest expansion rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.7%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of annual global forest expansion. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of annual global forest expansion indicates the proportion of a country's forest expansion relative to the total global forest expansion.