Argentina vs Congo: Annual afforestation
Argentina
15,800 hectares per year
in 2020
Congo
14,000 hectares per year
in 2020
Argentina rank
10th
Congo rank
13th
Annual afforestation over time
- Argentina
- Congo
How they compare
Argentina currently reports 15,800 hectares per year against 14,000 hectares per year in Congo, a difference of 1,800 hectares per year.
That makes Argentina's figure about 1.1 times Congo's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Argentina has been ahead every year.
Argentina ranks 10th and Congo ranks 13th of 106 countries.
Argentina has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Congo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31,100 hectares per year | 0 hectares per year | 31,100 hectares per year | Argentina |
| 2000s | 11,300 hectares per year | 0 hectares per year | 11,300 hectares per year | Argentina |
| 2010s | 10,800 hectares per year | 0 hectares per year | 10,800 hectares per year | Argentina |
| 2020s | 15,800 hectares per year | 14,000 hectares per year | 1,800 hectares per year | Argentina |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual afforestation, Argentina or Congo?
- Argentina, at 15,800 hectares per year against 14,000 hectares per year in Congo as of 2020.
- What is the difference in annual afforestation between Argentina and Congo?
- 1,800 hectares per year, with Argentina ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Congo?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2020.
- How do Argentina and Congo rank globally for annual afforestation?
- Argentina ranks 10th and Congo ranks 13th of 106 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual afforestation. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Afforestation is the establishment of forest through planting and/or deliberate seeding on land that, until then, was not classified as forest.