Deforestation tables and charts for Uruguay

Deforestation data for Uruguay , 1990-2005. Uruguay 's data is derived from the FAO.

Forest Cover (hectares): 1,506,000
Forest Cover (as % of total land area): 8.6
Other wooded land (hectares): 4000
Other land with tree cover (hectares): 13,000
Total land area (hectares): 17,622,000

Forest Area

Classification	Area			Annual change rate				Total change
Period	1990	2000	2005	1990-2000	1990-2000	2000-2005	2000-2005	1990-2005	1990-2005	1990s vs 2000s
Units	ha	ha	ha	ha	%	ha	%	ha	%	%
Total forest area	905000	1,409,000	1,506,000	50000	4.5	19000	1.3	601,000	66.41	-71.11
Other wooded land	4000	4000	4000	0	0	0	0	0	0
Primary forests	239000	296000	296000	5,700	2.38	0	0	57000	23.85	-100
Plantations	201000	669000	766000	46,800	23.28	19,400	2.9	565000	281.1	-87.5

Chart: Forest cover in Uruguay, 1990-2005


Chart: Other wooded land cover in Uruguay, 1990-2005


Chart: Primary forest cover in Uruguay 1990-2005


All data derived from the Forest Resources Assessment and the State of the World's Forests published by the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization (F.A.O)