Argentina vs Kazakhstan: Annual afforestation
Argentina
15,800 hectares per year
in 2020
Kazakhstan
22,200 hectares per year
in 2020
Argentina rank
10th
Kazakhstan rank
8th
Annual afforestation over time
- Argentina
- Kazakhstan
How they compare
Kazakhstan currently reports 22,200 hectares per year against 15,800 hectares per year in Argentina, a difference of 6,400 hectares per year.
That makes Kazakhstan's figure about 1.4 times Argentina's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Argentina ahead.
Argentina ranks 10th and Kazakhstan ranks 8th of 106 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 1 and Kazakhstan in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Kazakhstan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31,100 hectares per year | 15,000 hectares per year | 16,100 hectares per year | Argentina |
| 2000s | 11,300 hectares per year | 50,000 hectares per year | 38,700 hectares per year | Kazakhstan |
| 2010s | 10,800 hectares per year | 54,455 hectares per year | 43,655 hectares per year | Kazakhstan |
| 2020s | 15,800 hectares per year | 22,200 hectares per year | 6,400 hectares per year | Kazakhstan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual afforestation, Argentina or Kazakhstan?
- Kazakhstan, at 22,200 hectares per year against 15,800 hectares per year in Argentina as of 2020.
- What is the difference in annual afforestation between Argentina and Kazakhstan?
- 6,400 hectares per year, with Kazakhstan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Kazakhstan?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2020.
- How do Argentina and Kazakhstan rank globally for annual afforestation?
- Argentina ranks 10th and Kazakhstan ranks 8th 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.