Uruguay's forest cover rose from 5.9 % in 1994 to 12.0 % in 2023.
Uruguay · Environment
Forests, air quality, land, water and protected areas.
10 indicators · 8 with data
Land
Uruguay's forest area rose from 10,264 km in 1994 to 20,940 km in 2023.
Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area)
% of land area
193rd of 213 · 40th in Latin America
Uruguay's terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) rose from 2.7 % in 2013 to 3.1 % in 2025.
Uruguay's agricultural land (% of land area) fell from 85.3 % in 1994 to 81.4 % in 2023.
Uruguay's arable land (% of land area) rose from 7.4 % in 1994 to 12.6 % in 2023.
Air
Uruguay's air pollution (pm2.5) fell from 13.1 in 1994 to 10.9 in 2023.
Water
Uruguay's water stress rose from 3.3 % in 1993 to 4.9 % in 2022.
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita
cubic metres per person
23rd of 181 · 9th in Latin America
Uruguay's renewable internal freshwater resources per capita fell from 29,211 in 1993 to 27,190 in 2022.
›No data available (2)
These indicators exist in the registry but no source reports a value for Uruguay.
- Safe drinking waterNo data
- Safe sanitationNo data