Environment in Uruguay 2,555 indicators covering environment for Uruguay. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen 248,990 t 2023 up 23.4% 39th Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area 111.23 kg/ha 2023 up 29.3% 30th Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus 31,493 t 2023 down 44.4% 30th Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area 14.07 kg/ha 2023 down 41.7% 37th Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium 107,790 t 2023 up 111.6% 32nd Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium per unit area 48.15 kg/ha 2023 up 121.9% 34th Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency 33.45 % 2023 down 34.9% 143rd Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency 41.45 % 2023 up 20.0% 139th Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium use efficiency 24.9 % 2023 down 55.6% 165th Arable land use per person 0.6492 hectares per person 2023 down 5.9% 12th Forest area 2.02 million hectares 2025 up 10.3% 111th Share of global forest area 0.0% 2025 up 11.4% 111th Standardised Precipitation-Evapotranspiration Index -0.1519 2023 up 72.5% 82nd Veneer sheets — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP 2024 up 96.4% 153rd Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export quantity, per square kilometre 0.7952 m3 per square kilometre 2023 up 20.5% 29th Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export value, per square kilometre 0.4487 1000 USD per square kilometre 2023 up 102.2% 27th Veneer sheets — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 up 58.6% 137th Total fibre furnish — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 down 78.1% 102nd Total fibre furnish — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 85.5% 107th Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 up 3.7% 20th Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 61.6% 17th Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 57.4% 15th Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 5.1% 25th Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 up 7.4% 24th Pesticides (total) — Export value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 down 50.2% 24th Plywood and LVL — Production 263,000 m3 2024 up 10.0% 28th Paper and paperboard — Export quantity, annual growth rate -57.99 % change on previous year 2023 down 537.0% 179th Fibreboard — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 down 2.0% 62nd Fibreboard — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP 2024 up 32.0% 52nd Other paper and paperboard — Export value, per capita 0.0008 1000 USD per person 2024 down 53.1% 80th Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity, per capita 0.0007 t per person 2024 down 45.6% 81st Newsprint — Import value, per square kilometre 0.0121 1000 USD per square kilometre 2023 down 65.6% 99th Newsprint — Import quantity, per square kilometre 0.0147 t per square kilometre 2023 down 70.2% 99th Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre 0.0742 1000 ha per square kilometre 2023 up 5.1% 3rd Wood fuel, coniferous — Production, per square kilometre 0.1714 m3 per square kilometre 2023 — 67th Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 71.3% 76th Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 27.2% 19th Paper and paperboard — Production, annual growth rate 1.92 % change on previous year 2024 up 120.2% 40th Veneer sheets — Import value, annual growth rate 75 % change on previous year 2024 up 2,050.0% 27th Dissolving wood pulp — Import quantity 0 t 2024 down 100.0% 113th Dissolving wood pulp — Import value 135 1000 USD 2024 up 141.1% 55th Paper and paperboard — Export value, annual growth rate -67.14 % change on previous year 2023 down 883.6% 188th Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production, per capita 0.6552 m3 per person 2024 down 20.2% 23rd Wood fuel — Production, per capita 0.6641 m3 per person 2024 down 19.1% 28th Roundwood, non-coniferous — Production, per capita 5.99 m3 per person 2024 up 72.1% 2nd Roundwood — Production, per capita 6.7 m3 per person 2024 up 79.7% 5th Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity, annual growth rate -46 % change on previous year 2023 down 112.9% 166th Primary Forest — Area 133.4 1000 ha 2025 unchanged 68th Chemical wood pulp, sulphate, bleached — Import quantity 4,000 t 2024 down 85.4% 104th Chemical wood pulp, sulphate, bleached — Import value 4,250 1000 USD 2024 down 73.3% 100th Roundwood — Export value, per square kilometre 1.01 1000 USD per square kilometre 2023 up 981.9% 21st Roundwood — Export quantity, per square kilometre 8.19 m3 per square kilometre 2023 up 857.0% 20th Paper and paperboard — Export value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 down 96.1% 110th Paper and paperboard — Export quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 95.9% 108th Recovered paper — Import quantity 2,000 t 2024 down 51.4% 98th Recovered paper — Import value 589 1000 USD 2024 down 51.0% 98th Annual change in forest area 18,394 hectares 2025 down 33.6% 20th Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area 0.9% 2025 down 39.8% 11th Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita 0.9% 2025 down 39.8% 10th Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods 18,394 hectares 2025 down 33.6% 20th ← Previous Page 14 of 43 Next →