Environment in Uruguay 2,578 indicators covering environment for Uruguay. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Roundwood, coniferous — Export quantity 1.16 million m3 2024 up 47.5% 17th Roundwood, coniferous — Export value 141,032 1000 USD 2024 up 50.4% 12th Roundwood, non-coniferous — Import quantity 9,000 m3 2024 down 6.6% 72nd Roundwood, non-coniferous — Import value 3,158 1000 USD 2024 down 22.3% 59th Roundwood, non-coniferous — Export quantity 259,000 m3 2024 up 146.4% 32nd Roundwood, non-coniferous — Export value 34,853 1000 USD 2024 up 48.7% 32nd 15.1.1 Forest area — Value 2,063 1000 ha 2025 up 12.4% 100th 15.1.1 Forest area as a proportion of total land area — Value 11.78 % 2025 up 12.4% 161st 15.1.1 Land area — Value 17,502 1000 ha 2025 unchanged 81st 15.2.1 Above-ground biomass in forest — Value 84.86 t/ha 2025 down 3.5% 123rd 15.2.1 Proportion of forest area within legally established protected 3.04 % 2025 up 28.8% 149th Share of global plastic waste imports 0.0% 2023 down 61.6% 107th Plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports 0.0228 kilograms 2023 down 88.0% 105th Pulpwood, round and split, coniferous (production) — Production 0 m3 2024 down 100.0% 70th Drinking water usage in urban areas 0 people 2024 down 100.0% 84th Population using at least basic drinking-water services 95.3% 2024 up 6.5% 74th Watermelons — Producer Price Index 156.9 2025 up 45.4% 43rd Population using at least basic sanitation services 99.6% 2024 up 6.6% 18th Insecticides (excl. Haz. pest.) — Export quantity 2,309 t 2024 down 33.6% 37th Insecticides (excl. Haz. pest.) — Export value 17,577 1000 USD 2024 down 1.5% 40th Proportion of population using basic drinking water services, by 99.6% 2024 up 0.7% 71st Proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location 99.2% 2024 up 2.9% 64th People using improved drinking water sources 0.0026 people 2024 down 100.0% 191st Others (adjustment) — Forest products (export/import) — Import Value -25,155 1000 USD 2018 down 9,926.2% 133rd Others (adjustment) — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint -5,704 t 2018 down 360.6% 121st Others (adjustment) — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint -6,824 1000 USD 2018 down 764.9% 121st Total FAO — Forest products (export/import) — Import Value 111,054 1000 USD 2018 down 11.0% 97th Total FAO — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import 63,115 t 2018 down 13.9% 90th Total FAO — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import Value 71,806 1000 USD 2018 down 2.5% 89th Potassium chloride (muriate of potash) (MOP) — Export quantity 1.48 t 2024 down 99.2% 97th Potassium chloride (muriate of potash) (MOP) — Export value 6.74 1000 USD 2024 down 92.1% 93rd Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 29 - National wealth 13.04 US dollar 2018 up 4.5% 62nd Disinfectants, etc (excl. Haz. pest.) — Export quantity 986.92 t 2024 up 59.7% 56th Disinfectants, etc (excl. Haz. pest.) — Export value 4,459 1000 USD 2024 up 48.7% 52nd Printing and writing papers, coated — Production 0 t 2024 down 100.0% 48th Total FAO — Forest products (export/import) — Export Value 2.16 million 1000 USD 2018 up 142.4% 27th Others (adjustment) — Forest products (export/import) — Export Value -847,822 1000 USD 2018 down 350.7% 159th Other papers mainly for packaging — Production 0 t 2024 down 100.0% 48th Drinking water services 0 people 2024 down 100.0% 119th Medium/high density fibreboard (MDF/HDF) — Production 0 m3 2024 down 100.0% 59th Wood chips and particles — Production 337,000 m3 2024 down 62.0% 52nd Total FAO — Plywood — Import Quantity 7,417 m3 2018 up 85.4% 98th Total FAO — Plywood — Import Value 4,608 1000 USD 2018 up 1.2% 105th Insecticides — Import value 13,178 1000 USD 2006 up 95.9% 58th Others (adjustment) — Plywood — Import Quantity 1,023 m3 2018 up 190.9% 90th Others (adjustment) — Plywood — Import Value -1,393 1000 USD 2018 down 192.6% 102nd Total FAO — Fibreboard — Import Quantity 30,338 m3 2018 down 18.0% 78th Total FAO — Fibreboard — Import Value 13,911 1000 USD 2018 up 37.5% 75th Total official development assistance (gross disbursement) for water 0.785 2017 up 33.3% 135th Others (adjustment) — Fibreboard — Import Quantity 6,044 m3 2018 down 72.7% 54th Others (adjustment) — Fibreboard — Import Value -27 1000 USD 2018 down 101.9% 74th Drinking water services in rural areas 0 people 2024 down 100.0% 106th Mechanical wood pulp (1961-2016) — Production 0 t 2016 down 100.0% 48th Share of freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected 28.3% 2025 up 31.2% 124th Agriculture-driven deforestation 1,088 hectares 2024 down 59.0% 73rd Herbicides — Import value 33,260 1000 USD 2006 up 81.9% 44th Disinfectants, etc — Import value 2,258 1000 USD 2006 up 1.6% 84th Chemical wood pulp, sulphite, unbleached (1961-2016) — Import quantity 0 t 2016 — 44th Chemical wood pulp, sulphite, unbleached (1961-2016) — Import value 0 1000 USD 2016 — 48th Total FAO — Sawnwood, non-coniferous all — Import Quantity 7,075 m3 2018 down 70.5% 80th ← Previous Page 26 of 43 Next →