Argentina vs Niger: Annual afforestation

Argentina
15,800 hectares per year
in 2020
Niger
15,000 hectares per year
in 2020
Argentina rank
10th
Niger rank
11th

Annual afforestation over time

  • Argentina
  • Niger
010.0k20.0k30.0k199020052020

How they compare

Argentina currently reports 15,800 hectares per year against 15,000 hectares per year in Niger, a difference of 800 hectares per year.

That makes Argentina's figure about 1.1 times Niger's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Argentina ahead.

Argentina ranks 10th and Niger ranks 11th of 106 countries.

Argentina has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina Niger Difference Ahead
1990s 31,100 hectares per year 2,500 hectares per year 28,600 hectares per year Argentina
2000s 11,300 hectares per year 7,500 hectares per year 3,800 hectares per year Argentina
2010s 10,800 hectares per year 7,500 hectares per year 3,300 hectares per year Argentina
2020s 15,800 hectares per year 15,000 hectares per year 800 hectares per year Argentina

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual afforestation, Argentina or Niger?
Argentina, at 15,800 hectares per year against 15,000 hectares per year in Niger as of 2020.
What is the difference in annual afforestation between Argentina and Niger?
800 hectares per year, with Argentina ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Niger?
5 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2020.
How do Argentina and Niger rank globally for annual afforestation?
Argentina ranks 10th and Niger ranks 11th 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

Indicator
Annual afforestation
Unit
hectares per year
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
106 places, 530 data points, 1990–2020
Last refreshed

Afforestation is the establishment of forest through planting and/or deliberate seeding on land that, until then, was not classified as forest.