Environment in Uruguay

2,555 indicators covering environment for Uruguay.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Export quantity, per capita 0.0016 t per person 2024 down 33.7% 27th
Fibreboard — Export quantity 0 m3 2024 down 100.0% 165th
Fibreboard — Export value 0 1000 USD 2024 down 100.0% 166th
Other paper and paperboard — Production, annual growth rate 1.92 % change on previous year 2024 up 109.2% 37th
Roundwood, coniferous — Production, per capita 0.7119 m3 per person 2024 up 187.1% 20th
Other paper and paperboard — Export value, annual growth rate -70 % change on previous year 2023 down 124.7% 182nd
Forest land — Area 2,024 1000 ha 2025 up 10.3% 124th
Naturally regenerating forest — Area 856.92 1000 ha 2025 up 2.1% 138th
Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land 42.34 % 2025 down 7.4% 220th
Pesticides (total) — Export value, per square kilometre 0.3414 1000 USD per square kilometre 2023 down 43.6% 45th
Veneer sheets — Import quantity, annual growth rate 491.67 % change on previous year 2024 up 1,223.8% 12th
Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Export quantity 8 t 2024 up 700.0% 121st
Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Export value 12 1000 USD 2024 up 71.4% 134th
Sawnwood, coniferous — Export quantity 380,000 m3 2024 up 399.1% 33rd
Other fibreboard — Import quantity 419 m3 2024 up 451.3% 122nd
Other fibreboard — Import value 244 1000 USD 2024 up 275.4% 113th
Roundwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 1.08 % change on previous year 2024 down 95.8% 28th
Fibreboard — Import value, per square kilometre 0.1039 1000 USD per square kilometre 2023 up 14.6% 87th
Fibreboard — Import quantity, per square kilometre 0.2365 m3 per square kilometre 2023 up 34.8% 85th
Sawnwood, coniferous — Export value 102,202 1000 USD 2024 up 304.6% 32nd
Planted Forest — Area 1,167 1000 ha 2025 up 17.2% 42nd
Planted Forest — Share in Forest land 57.66 % 2025 up 6.3% 24th
Sawnwood, coniferous — Production 634,000 m3 2024 up 228.5% 48th
Industrial roundwood — Export value, per square kilometre 1.01 1000 USD per square kilometre 2023 up 981.9% 19th
Industrial roundwood — Export quantity, per square kilometre 8.19 m3 per square kilometre 2023 up 857.0% 17th
Total fibre furnish — Export value 2.65 million 1000 USD 2024 up 192.6% 6th
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity, annual growth rate 198.79 % change on previous year 2024 up 838.2% 6th
Total fibre furnish — Export quantity 4.15 million t 2024 up 116.1% 6th
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Export quantity 403 t 2024 down 83.0% 83rd
Wood charcoal — Production, per capita 0.0346 t per person 2024 down 1.8% 21st
Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP 2024 down 39.9% 82nd
Wood fuel, coniferous — Production, per capita 0.0089 m3 per person 2024 54th
Wood fuel — Production, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP 2024 down 39.0% 87th
Roundwood, non-coniferous — Production, per unit of GDP 0.0002 m3 per US$ of GDP 2024 up 29.7% 36th
Roundwood — Production, per unit of GDP 0.0003 m3 per US$ of GDP 2024 up 35.5% 35th
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, per square kilometre 0.4605 t per square kilometre 2023 down 32.7% 32nd
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, per square kilometre 0.4646 t per square kilometre 2023 up 54.5% 37th
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use, per square 0.5778 t per square kilometre 2023 down 60.2% 22nd
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, per square 0.6122 t per square kilometre 2023 down 38.0% 19th
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, per square kilometre 1.15 t per square kilometre 2023 down 3.1% 45th
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, per square kilometre 1.16 t per square kilometre 2023 up 17.6% 44th
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Export quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 50.0% 36th
Other paper and paperboard — Export value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 down 64.7% 103rd
Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 59.0% 102nd
Emissions of air pollutants 83,677 tonnes 2022 down 12.0% 103rd
Roundwood, coniferous — Production, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP 2024 up 116.4% 29th
Sawlogs and veneer logs, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 1.1 % change on previous year 2024 down 97.2% 29th
Total fibre furnish — Import value, per square kilometre 0.0216 1000 USD per square kilometre 2023 down 73.4% 106th
Total fibre furnish — Import quantity, per square kilometre 0.0278 t per square kilometre 2023 down 79.4% 101st
Veneer sheets — Import quantity, per square kilometre 0.0001 m3 per square kilometre 2023 down 75.0% 166th
Graphic papers — Export quantity 157 t 2024 down 99.6% 124th
Graphic papers — Export value 10 1000 USD 2024 down 100.0% 186th
Veneer sheets — Import value, per square kilometre 0.0006 1000 USD per square kilometre 2023 up 25.6% 134th
Paper and paperboard — Export value, per square kilometre 0.0009 1000 USD per square kilometre 2023 down 99.6% 146th
Paper and paperboard — Export quantity, per square kilometre 0.0008 t per square kilometre 2023 down 99.6% 141st
Chemical wood pulp — Import value, annual growth rate 37.05 % change on previous year 2024 up 56.9% 26th
Wood-based panels — Export value, per square kilometre 0.4478 1000 USD per square kilometre 2023 down 7.7% 44th
Wood-based panels — Export quantity, per square kilometre 1.36 m3 per square kilometre 2023 down 7.0% 42nd
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity, per square kilometre 0.0033 t per square kilometre 2023 down 90.6% 90th
Heat Index 35 0.08 2024 down 89.5% 110th