Argentina vs Bolivia: Forest area
Argentina
46.60 million hectares
in 2025
Bolivia
54.37 million hectares
in 2025
Argentina rank
16th
Bolivia rank
14th
Forest area over time
- Argentina
- Bolivia
How they compare
Bolivia currently reports 54.37 million hectares against 46.60 million hectares in Argentina, a difference of 7.77 million hectares.
That makes Bolivia's figure about 1.2 times Argentina's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Bolivia has been ahead every year.
Argentina ranks 16th and Bolivia ranks 14th of 235 countries.
Bolivia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Bolivia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 54.84 million hectares | 60.56 million hectares | 5.72 million hectares | Bolivia |
| 2000s | 51.77 million hectares | 58.37 million hectares | 6.60 million hectares | Bolivia |
| 2010s | 48.64 million hectares | 56.71 million hectares | 8.07 million hectares | Bolivia |
| 2020s | 47.05 million hectares | 54.97 million hectares | 7.92 million hectares | Bolivia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Argentina or Bolivia?
- Bolivia, at 54.37 million hectares against 46.60 million hectares in Argentina as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between Argentina and Bolivia?
- 7.77 million hectares, with Bolivia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Bolivia?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Argentina and Bolivia rank globally for forest area?
- Argentina ranks 16th and Bolivia ranks 14th of 235 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 Forest area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems.