Share global forest in Uruguay
Uruguay: Share global forest was 0.0489 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.0489
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
111th
of 235 countries
All-time high
0.0489
in 2025
All-time low
0.0202
in 1990
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Share global forest in Uruguay, 1990–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share global forest in Uruguay is 0.0489, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share global forest in Uruguay peaked at 0.0489 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0202, in 1990.
Uruguay ranks 111th of 235 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Share global forest in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0202 | — |
| 1991 | 0.0214 | +5.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0225 | +5.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0236 | +5.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0247 | +4.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0258 | +4.6% |
| 1996 | 0.027 | +4.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0281 | +4.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0292 | +4.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0304 | +3.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0315 | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0324 | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0333 | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0342 | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0351 | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0359 | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0368 | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0377 | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0386 | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0395 | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0404 | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0411 | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0418 | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0425 | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0432 | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0439 | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0444 | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0449 | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0454 | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0459 | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0464 | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0469 | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0474 | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0479 | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0484 | +1.0% |
| 2025 | 0.0489 | +1.0% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 0.0489 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0105, 4.6× the median. (83 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 0.0489 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0242, 2.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0253 | 0.0202 | 0.0304 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0355 | 0.0315 | 0.0395 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0433 | 0.0404 | 0.0459 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0476 | 0.0464 | 0.0489 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
More environment data for Uruguay
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 3.55 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 68.57 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 32.91 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share global forest in Uruguay?
- Share global forest in Uruguay was 0.0489 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share global forest recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0489 in 2025.
- What is the lowest share global forest recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0202 in 1990.
- How does Uruguay rank for share global forest?
- Uruguay ranks 111th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share global forest rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share global forest. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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