Argentina vs Portugal: Annual afforestation
Argentina
15,800 hectares per year
in 2020
Portugal
30,430 hectares per year
in 2020
Argentina rank
10th
Portugal rank
7th
Annual afforestation over time
- Argentina
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 30,430 hectares per year against 15,800 hectares per year in Argentina, a difference of 14,630 hectares per year.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.9 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 Portugal ranks 7th of 106 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 1 and Portugal in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31,100 hectares per year | 24,080 hectares per year | 7,020 hectares per year | Argentina |
| 2000s | 11,300 hectares per year | 25,630 hectares per year | 14,330 hectares per year | Portugal |
| 2010s | 10,800 hectares per year | 34,060 hectares per year | 23,260 hectares per year | Portugal |
| 2020s | 15,800 hectares per year | 30,430 hectares per year | 14,630 hectares per year | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual afforestation, Argentina or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 30,430 hectares per year against 15,800 hectares per year in Argentina as of 2020.
- What is the difference in annual afforestation between Argentina and Portugal?
- 14,630 hectares per year, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Portugal?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2020.
- How do Argentina and Portugal rank globally for annual afforestation?
- Argentina ranks 10th and Portugal ranks 7th 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.