Argentina vs Zambia: Forest area
Argentina
46.60 million hectares
in 2025
Zambia
44.87 million hectares
in 2025
Argentina rank
16th
Zambia rank
18th
Forest area over time
- Argentina
- Zambia
How they compare
Argentina currently reports 46.60 million hectares against 44.87 million hectares in Zambia, a difference of 1.72 million hectares.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Argentina has been ahead every year.
Argentina ranks 16th and Zambia ranks 18th of 235 countries.
Argentina has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 54.84 million hectares | 47.25 million hectares | 7.59 million hectares | Argentina |
| 2000s | 51.77 million hectares | 46.89 million hectares | 4.88 million hectares | Argentina |
| 2010s | 48.64 million hectares | 45.96 million hectares | 2.68 million hectares | Argentina |
| 2020s | 47.05 million hectares | 45.12 million hectares | 1.93 million hectares | Argentina |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Argentina or Zambia?
- Argentina, at 46.60 million hectares against 44.87 million hectares in Zambia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between Argentina and Zambia?
- 1.72 million hectares, with Argentina ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Zambia?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Argentina and Zambia rank globally for forest area?
- Argentina ranks 16th and Zambia ranks 18th 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.