Argentina vs Zimbabwe: Annual deforestation as a share of forest area
Argentina
0.4%
in 2020
Zimbabwe
0.4%
in 2020
Argentina rank
29th
Zimbabwe rank
30th
Annual deforestation as a share of forest area over time
- Argentina
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Argentina currently reports 0.4% against 0.4% in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Argentina's figure about 1.1 times Zimbabwe's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
Argentina ranks 29th and Zimbabwe ranks 30th of 105 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 3 and Zimbabwe in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5% | 0.6% | 0.1% | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.0% | Argentina |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Argentina |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.0% | Argentina |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual deforestation as a share of forest area, Argentina or Zimbabwe?
- Argentina, at 0.4% against 0.4% in Zimbabwe as of 2020.
- What is the difference in annual deforestation as a share of forest area between Argentina and Zimbabwe?
- 0.0%, with Argentina ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Zimbabwe?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2020.
- How do Argentina and Zimbabwe rank globally for annual deforestation as a share of forest area?
- Argentina ranks 29th and Zimbabwe ranks 30th of 105 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 deforestation as a share of forest area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual deforestation as share of forest area represents the yearly percentage of forest area lost due to deforestation relative to the total forest area.