Forestland — Area in Argentina
Argentina: Forestland — Area was 46,598 1000 ha in 2025. ▼ Falling
Forestland — Area in Argentina, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Argentina recorded 46,598 1000 ha for forestland — area in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forestland — area in Argentina peaked at 55,990 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 46,598 1000 ha, in 2025.
That places Argentina 15th out of 223 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Forestland — Area in Argentina, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 55,990 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 55,735 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 55,480 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 55,225 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 54,971 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 54,716 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 54,461 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 54,206 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 53,952 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 53,697 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 53,442 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 53,071 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 52,699 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 52,328 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 51,956 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 51,585 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 51,213 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 50,842 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 50,470 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 50,099 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 49,727 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 49,471 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 49,214 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 48,957 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 48,701 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 48,444 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 48,254 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 48,065 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 47,875 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 47,685 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 47,496 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 47,316 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 47,137 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 46,957 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 46,778 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2025 | 46,598 1000 ha | -0.4% |
Argentina compared with similar countries
- Argentina's 46,598 1000 ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2,294 1000 ha, 20.3× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Argentina's 46,598 1000 ha is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 684.84 1000 ha, 68.0× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 54,843 1000 ha | 53,697 1000 ha | 55,990 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 51,771 1000 ha | 50,099 1000 ha | 53,442 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 48,639 1000 ha | 47,685 1000 ha | 49,727 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 47,047 1000 ha | 46,598 1000 ha | 47,496 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Argentina
- 12 Lao People's Democratic Republic 13,036 1000 ha compare
- 12 Mexico 66,266 1000 ha compare
- 13 Angola 63,262 1000 ha compare
- 13 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 10,751 1000 ha compare
- 14 Colombia 59,457 1000 ha compare
- 14 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 7,728 1000 ha compare
- 15 Timor-Leste 1,054 1000 ha compare
- 16 Central African Republic 45,095 1000 ha compare
- 16 Syrian Arab Republic 527.81 1000 ha compare
- 17 Zambia 44,874 1000 ha compare
- 17 Polynesia 383.8 1000 ha compare
- 18 Papua New Guinea 34,029 1000 ha compare
- 18 Republic of Moldova 370.3 1000 ha compare
More climate change data for Argentina
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 1.78 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 145,843 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 31,455 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 114,387 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 118.7 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 4,085 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 21,692 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 18,286 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3,406 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 69 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forestland — area in Argentina?
- Forestland — area in Argentina was 46,598 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forestland — area recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 55,990 1000 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest forestland — area recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 46,598 1000 ha in 2025.
- How does Argentina rank for forestland — area?
- Argentina ranks 15th out of 223 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forestland — area rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Argentina data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forestland — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 36 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).
About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Forests consists of CO2 emissions and removals corresponding to forest carbon stock changes (aboveground and belowground living biomass). Estimates are computed following the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 2006).