Terrestrial protected areas in Uruguay
Uruguay: Terrestrial protected areas was 3.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Terrestrial protected areas in Uruguay, 2013–2025
Source: Protected Planet: The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) and World Database on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (WD-OECM), UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring. Measured in % of total land area.
Analysis
The most recent figure for terrestrial protected areas in Uruguay is 3.1%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 14.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, terrestrial protected areas in Uruguay peaked at 3.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.7%, in 2013.
Uruguay ranks 193rd of 213 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Terrestrial protected areas in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % of total land area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 2.7% | — |
| 2014 | 2.7% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2.7% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 3.4% | +25.9% |
| 2017 | 3.4% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 3.4% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 3.6% | +5.9% |
| 2020 | 3.7% | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 3.7% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 3.7% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 3.7% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 3.1% | -16.2% |
| 2025 | 3.1% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.1% | 2.7% | 3.6% | 7 |
| 2020s | 3.5% | 3.1% | 3.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 190 Fiji 3.9% compare
- 191 Papua New Guinea 3.7% compare
- 192 Afghanistan 3.6% compare
- 194 Maldives 3.0% compare
- 195 Northern Mariana Islands 2.8% compare
- 195 Sudan 2.8% compare
More climate change data for Uruguay
- 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)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 62.82 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is terrestrial protected areas in Uruguay?
- Terrestrial protected areas in Uruguay was 3.1% in 2025, according to Protected Planet: The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) and World Database on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (WD-OECM), UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring.
- What is the highest terrestrial protected areas recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 3.7% in 2020.
- What is the lowest terrestrial protected areas recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.7% in 2013.
- How does Uruguay rank for terrestrial protected areas?
- Uruguay ranks 193rd out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is terrestrial protected areas rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from Protected Planet: The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) and World Database on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (WD-OECM), UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring, published as part of Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Terrestrial protected areas are totally or partially protected areas of at least 1,000 hectares that are designated by national authorities as scientific reserves with limited public access, national parks, natural monuments, nature reserves or wildlife sanctuaries, protected landscapes, and areas managed mainly for sustainable use. Marine areas, unclassified areas, littoral (intertidal) areas, and sites protected under local or provincial law are excluded.