Forest area in Uruguay
Uruguay: Forest area was 20,940 sq. km in 2023. ▲ Rising
Forest area in Uruguay, 1990–2023
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in sq. km.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest area in Uruguay is 20,940 sq. km, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area in Uruguay peaked at 20,940 sq. km in 2023 and was at its lowest, 7,980 sq. km, in 1990.
That places Uruguay 107th out of 214 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10,550 sq. km | 7,980 sq. km | 13,119 sq. km | 10 |
| 2000s | 15,320 sq. km | 13,690 sq. km | 16,951 sq. km | 10 |
| 2010s | 18,868 sq. km | 17,313 sq. km | 20,100 sq. km | 10 |
| 2020s | 20,625 sq. km | 20,310 sq. km | 20,940 sq. km | 4 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
More agriculture & rural data for Uruguay
- Agricultural raw materials exports 14.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2024)
- Rural population 4.3% (2025)
- Rural population growth -1.3% (2025)
- Rural population 147,108 (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 6.4% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 5.45 billion current US$ (2025)
- Land under cereal production 813,974 hectares (2024)
- Cereal yield 5,058 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal production 4.12 million metric tons (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area in Uruguay?
- Forest area in Uruguay was 20,940 sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest forest area recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 20,940 sq. km in 2023.
- What is the lowest forest area recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,980 sq. km in 1990.
- How does Uruguay rank for forest area?
- Uruguay ranks 107th out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is forest area rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Forest area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens.