Environment in Uruguay

2,578 indicators covering environment for Uruguay.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Hazardous pesticides — Export value 1.31 1000 USD 2021 down 60.3% 75th
Japan — Forest products (export/import) — Import Value 14 1000 USD 2014 down 77.0% 104th
Others (adjustment) — Wood chips and particles — Import Value -50 1000 USD 2018 — 95th
Germany — Fibreboard — Import Quantity 1,065 m3 2018 up 300.4% 56th
Germany — Fibreboard — Import Value 1,073 1000 USD 2018 up 239.6% 56th
Others (adjustment) — Fibreboard — Export Quantity -15 m3 2018 down 100.4% 82nd
Germany — Forest products (export/import) — Export Value 189,531 1000 USD 2018 up 27.7% 19th
Disinfectants, etc — Export quantity 106.13 t 2006 down 75.6% 69th
Rail lines density (total route in km per 100 square km of land area) 0.9 km 2021 unchanged 52nd
Portugal — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import Quantity 374 t 2018 up 6,133.3% 85th
Portugal — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import Value 353 1000 USD 2018 up 1,757.9% 89th
Others (adjustment) — Fibreboard — Export Value -1 1000 USD 2018 up 99.9% 64th
Ammonium sulphate — Agricultural Use 42,596 t 2018 up 263.0% 28th
Insecticides – Pyrethroids — Agricultural Use 72 t 2018 up 56.5% 34th
Cropland area certified organic — Area 0.72 1000 ha 2024 — 88th
Unspecified Area — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import 57 t 2018 down 61.0% 73rd
Unspecified Area — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import 106 1000 USD 2018 down 20.3% 67th
Ozone (O₃) concentration 38 ppb 2015 up 5.6% 174th
Salts of Pentachlorophenol — Import quantity 11.76 t 2024 up 551.2% 40th
Salts of Pentachlorophenol — Import value 83.96 1000 USD 2024 up 162.9% 45th
Insecticides – Organo-phosphates — Agricultural Use 309 t 2018 down 15.8% 17th
Black liquor — Energy consumption 74,995 TJ 2024 up 166.5% 6th
Russian Federation — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint 121 t 2018 down 70.0% 104th
Russian Federation — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint 99 1000 USD 2018 down 64.8% 104th
Switzerland — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import 2 t 2018 unchanged 108th
Switzerland — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import Value 10 1000 USD 2018 down 41.2% 104th
Amount of water- and sanitation-related official development 0.7849 2017 up 29.8% 120th
India — Forest products (export/import) — Export Value 357 1000 USD 2018 down 83.8% 92nd
Coastal protection 60.93 2025 unchanged 127th
FDI inflows to Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing — Value US$ 102.99 million USD 2022 down 76.3% 15th
Insecticides - nes — Agricultural Use 394 t 2018 down 27.3% 28th
Total FAO — Industrial roundwood, coniferous (export/import) — Export 2.11 million m3 2018 up 17,513.5% 9th
Superphosphates, other — Import quantity 71,289 t 2024 up 39.6% 5th
Superphosphates, other — Import value 15,997 1000 USD 2024 up 106.9% 6th
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Montane; Land Cover: Artificial 2.5 km2 2021 up 19.0% 88th
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Montane; Land Cover: Croplands 0 km2 2021 — 91st
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Montane; Land Cover: Inland water 0 km2 2021 — 90th
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Montane; Land Cover: MGCI — Value 14.5 km2 2021 down 2.7% 104th
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Montane; Land Cover: Shrub-covered 0 km2 2021 down 100.0% 95th
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Montane; Land Cover: Shrubs and/or 0 km2 2021 — 74th
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Montane; Land Cover: Terrestrial 0 km2 2021 — 79th
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Montane; Land Cover: Tree-covered 1.4 km2 2021 up 27.3% 97th
15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Montane; Land Cover: Artificial 14.45 % 2021 up 19.6% 4th
15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Montane; Land Cover: Croplands 0 % 2021 — 90th
15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Montane; Land Cover: Inland water 0 % 2021 — 95th
15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Montane; Land Cover: MGCI — Value 85.55 % 2021 down 2.6% 86th
15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Montane; Land Cover 0.06 % 2021 down 82.9% 89th
15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Montane; Land Cover: Shrubs 0 % 2021 — 69th
15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Montane; Land Cover: Terrestrial 0 % 2021 — 75th
15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Montane; Land Cover: Tree-covered 8.43 % 2021 up 28.9% 86th
Unspecified Area — Forest products (export/import) — Export Value 578,185 1000 USD 2018 up 294.4% 1st
Diammonium phosphate (DAP) — Agricultural Use 61,355 t 2018 down 44.2% 22nd
Agriculture area actually irrigated — Area 223 1000 ha 2018 up 23.9% 49th
Agriculture area actually irrigated — Share in Agricultural land 1.47 % 2018 up 19.5% 68th
FDI inflows to Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing — Value US$, 2015 90.9 million USD 2022 down 78.2% 15th
FDI inflows to Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing — Share of Total FDI 2.8 % 2022 down 85.7% 18th
Total FAO — Industrial roundwood, coniferous (export/import) — Export 147,545 1000 USD 2018 up 40,434.3% 10th
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Montane; Land Cover: Grassland 13.1 km2 2021 down 5.1% 89th
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Montane; Land Cover: Permanent 0 km2 2021 — 30th
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Montane; Land Cover: Sparsely 0 km2 2021 — 69th