Forest area (sq. km), per capita in Uruguay
Uruguay: Forest area (sq. km), per capita was 0.0062 sq. km per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Forest area (sq. km), per capita in Uruguay, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest area (sq. km), per capita in Uruguay is 0.0062 sq. km per person, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area (sq. km), per capita in Uruguay peaked at 0.0062 sq. km per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0026 sq. km per person, in 1990.
That places Uruguay 59th 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.
Forest area (sq. km), per capita in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | sq. km per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0026 sq. km per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0027 sq. km per person | +6.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0029 sq. km per person | +6.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0031 sq. km per person | +5.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0032 sq. km per person | +5.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0034 sq. km per person | +5.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0036 sq. km per person | +4.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0037 sq. km per person | +4.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0039 sq. km per person | +4.3% |
| 1999 | 0.004 sq. km per person | +4.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0042 sq. km per person | +4.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0043 sq. km per person | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0044 sq. km per person | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0045 sq. km per person | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0046 sq. km per person | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0047 sq. km per person | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0048 sq. km per person | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0049 sq. km per person | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 0.005 sq. km per person | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0051 sq. km per person | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0052 sq. km per person | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0053 sq. km per person | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0054 sq. km per person | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0055 sq. km per person | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0056 sq. km per person | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0057 sq. km per person | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0058 sq. km per person | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0058 sq. km per person | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0059 sq. km per person | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0059 sq. km per person | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.006 sq. km per person | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.006 sq. km per person | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0061 sq. km per person | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0062 sq. km per person | +1.1% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 0.0062 sq. km per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0019 sq. km per person, 3.2× the median. (83 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 0.0062 sq. km per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0029 sq. km per person, 2.1× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0033 sq. km per person | 0.0026 sq. km per person | 0.004 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0047 sq. km per person | 0.0042 sq. km per person | 0.0051 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0056 sq. km per person | 0.0052 sq. km per person | 0.0059 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0061 sq. km per person | 0.006 sq. km per person | 0.0062 sq. km per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 56 East Timor 0.0066 sq. km per person compare
- 57 South Sudan 0.0062 sq. km per person compare
- 58 Argentina 0.0062 sq. km per person compare
- 60 Bulgaria 0.0061 sq. km per person compare
- 61 Costa Rica 0.006 sq. km per person compare
- 62 Honduras 0.0059 sq. km per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for Uruguay
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.6278 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.6075 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.0924 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 4.15 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 3.67 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0638 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,609 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.32 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area (sq. km), per capita in Uruguay?
- Forest area (sq. km), per capita in Uruguay was 0.0062 sq. km per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0062 sq. km per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest forest area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0026 sq. km per person in 1990.
- How does Uruguay rank for forest area (sq. km), per capita?
- Uruguay ranks 59th out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is forest area (sq. km), per capita rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Forest area (sq. km), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Forest area (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Forest area (sq. km) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Forest area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Forest area (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.