Uruguay - Primary Forest Area

Since 2014, Uruguay Primary Forest Area fell by 0.6points year on year. With 16.51 Percent of Forest Area in 2019, the country was number 58 comparing other countries in Primary Forest Area. Uruguay is overtaken by Georgia, which was number 57 at 17.69 Percent of Forest Area and is followed by Bulgaria at 16.29 Percent of Forest Area. Mongolia ranked the highest with 99.99 Percent of Forest Area in 2019, stable versus 2018. Ecuador, Venezuela and French Guiana respectively ranked number 2, 3 and 4 in this ranking. Costa Rica witnessed the best average annual growth at +1.8points per year, while Nigeria witnessed the worst performance at -41.3points per year.

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Date Percent of Forest Area
2019 16.51
2018 16.69
2017 16.96
2016 16.96
2015 16.96
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How does Uruguay rank in Primary Forest Area?

# 119 Countries Percent of Forest Area Last YoY 5‑years CAGR
1 #1
Mongolia
99.99 % 2019 +0.0 % +0.0 % View data
2 #2
Ecuador
99.37 % 2019 +0.0 % +0.0 % View data
57 #57
Georgia
17.69 % 2019 -0.1 % -0.0 % View data
58 #58
Uruguay
16.51 % 2019 -1.1 % -0.6 % View data
59 #59
Bulgaria
16.29 % 2019 +1.6 % +0.8 % View data
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