Argentina vs Tanzania: Forest area
Argentina
46.60 million hectares
in 2025
Tanzania
43.40 million hectares
in 2025
Argentina rank
16th
Tanzania rank
19th
Forest area over time
- Argentina
- Tanzania
How they compare
Argentina currently reports 46.60 million hectares against 43.40 million hectares in Tanzania, a difference of 3.20 million hectares.
That makes Argentina's figure about 1.1 times Tanzania's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Tanzania ahead.
Argentina ranks 16th and Tanzania ranks 19th of 235 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 2 and Tanzania in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 54.84 million hectares | 56.35 million hectares | 1.51 million hectares | Tanzania |
| 2000s | 51.77 million hectares | 52.32 million hectares | 550,930 hectares | Tanzania |
| 2010s | 48.64 million hectares | 48.23 million hectares | 413,860 hectares | Argentina |
| 2020s | 47.05 million hectares | 44.57 million hectares | 2.47 million hectares | Argentina |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Argentina or Tanzania?
- Argentina, at 46.60 million hectares against 43.40 million hectares in Tanzania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between Argentina and Tanzania?
- 3.20 million hectares, with Argentina ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Tanzania?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Argentina and Tanzania rank globally for forest area?
- Argentina ranks 16th and Tanzania ranks 19th 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.