Forest area, 1000 Hectares in Uruguay

Uruguay: Forest area, 1000 Hectares was 2,094 in 2023. β–² Rising

Latest (2023)
2,094
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
109th
of 225 countries
All-time high
2,094
in 2023
All-time low
912.2
in 1992
Years of data
32
1992–2023

Forest area, 1000 Hectares in Uruguay, 1992–2023

05001.0k1.5k2.0k1992200720231992: 912.21993: 969.31994: 1.0k1995: 1.1k1996: 1.1k1997: 1.2k1998: 1.3k1999: 1.3k2000: 1.4k2001: 1.4k2002: 1.4k2003: 1.5k2004: 1.5k2005: 1.6k2006: 1.6k2007: 1.6k2008: 1.7k2009: 1.7k2010: 1.7k2011: 1.8k2012: 1.8k2013: 1.8k2014: 1.9k2015: 1.9k2016: 1.9k2017: 2.0k2018: 2.0k2019: 2.0k2020: 2.0k2021: 2.1k2022: 2.1k2023: 2.1k

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

The most recent figure for forest area, 1000 hectares in Uruguay is 2,094, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 13.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, forest area, 1000 hectares in Uruguay peaked at 2,094 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 912.2, in 1992.

Uruguay ranks 109th of 225 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1,112 912.2 1,312 8
2000s 1,532 1,369 1,695 10
2010s 1,887 1,731 2,010 10
2020s 2,062 2,031 2,094 4

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 106 Dominican Republic 2,168 compare
  2. 107 Malawi 2,116 compare
  3. 108 Sri Lanka 2,104 compare
  4. 110 Hungary 2,049 compare
  5. 111 Algeria 1,978 compare
  6. 112 Guinea-Bissau 1,955 compare

See the full ranking of 236 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is forest area, 1000 hectares in Uruguay?
Forest area, 1000 hectares in Uruguay was 2,094 in 2023, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest forest area, 1000 hectares recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 2,094 in 2023.
What is the lowest forest area, 1000 hectares recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 912.2 in 1992.
How does Uruguay rank for forest area, 1000 hectares?
Uruguay ranks 109th out of 225 countries with data for 2023.
Is forest area, 1000 hectares 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 International Monetary Fund, published as part of Forest area, 1000 Hectares (Not Applicable). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Forest area, 1000 Hectares (Not Applicable)
Source
International Monetary Fund
Licence
IMF Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
236 places, 7,520 data points, 1992–2023
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