Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass in Uruguay
Uruguay: Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass was 108.04 million t in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass in Uruguay, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in Uruguay is 108.04 million t, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in Uruguay peaked at 108.04 million t in 2025 and was at its lowest, 50.13 million t, in 1990.
Uruguay ranks 125th of 249 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | million t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 50.13 million t | — |
| 1991 | 52.01 million t | +3.8% |
| 1992 | 53.89 million t | +3.6% |
| 1993 | 55.78 million t | +3.5% |
| 1994 | 57.66 million t | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 59.54 million t | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 61.42 million t | +3.2% |
| 1997 | 63.3 million t | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 65.19 million t | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 67.07 million t | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 68.95 million t | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 71.24 million t | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 73.52 million t | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 75.81 million t | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 78.1 million t | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 80.39 million t | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 82.67 million t | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 84.96 million t | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 87.25 million t | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 89.53 million t | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 91.82 million t | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 94.63 million t | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 97.43 million t | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 100.24 million t | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 103.04 million t | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 105.85 million t | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 105.68 million t | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 105.5 million t | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 105.33 million t | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 105.15 million t | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 104.98 million t | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 105.59 million t | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 106.2 million t | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 106.82 million t | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 107.43 million t | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 108.04 million t | +0.6% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 108.04 million t is above the median for high income countries, which is 57 million t, 1.9× the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 108.04 million t is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 82.72 million t, 1.3× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 58.6 million t | 50.13 million t | 67.07 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 79.24 million t | 68.95 million t | 89.53 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 101.47 million t | 91.82 million t | 105.85 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 106.51 million t | 104.98 million t | 108.04 million t | 6 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 122 Dominican Republic 118.51 million t compare
- 123 Somalia 112.74 million t compare
- 124 Sierra Leone 112.67 million t compare
- 126 Bangladesh 95.09 million t compare
- 127 Greece 94.54 million t compare
- 128 Malawi 93.25 million t compare
More climate change data for Uruguay
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 282.29 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 30,988 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 6,806 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 24,182 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 25.68 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 863.65 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 3,857 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2,098 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,759 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 7.92 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in Uruguay?
- Forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in Uruguay was 108.04 million t in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — carbon stock in living biomass recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 108.04 million t in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest land — carbon stock in living biomass recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.13 million t in 1990.
- How does Uruguay rank for forest land — carbon stock in living biomass?
- Uruguay ranks 125th out of 249 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest land — carbon stock in living biomass rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.