Argentina vs Central America: Forest land — Area
Forest land — Area over time
- Argentina
- Central America
How they compare
Central America currently reports 90,047 1000 ha against 46,598 1000 ha in Argentina, a difference of 43,449 1000 ha.
That makes Central America's figure about 1.9 times Argentina's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Central America has been ahead every year.
Argentina ranks 20th and Central America ranks 23rd of 249 countries.
Central America has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Central America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 54,843 1000 ha | 99,394 1000 ha | 44,550 1000 ha | Central America |
| 2000s | 51,771 1000 ha | 95,341 1000 ha | 43,571 1000 ha | Central America |
| 2010s | 48,639 1000 ha | 92,463 1000 ha | 43,823 1000 ha | Central America |
| 2020s | 47,047 1000 ha | 90,596 1000 ha | 43,549 1000 ha | Central America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest land — area, Argentina or Central America?
- Central America, at 90,047 1000 ha against 46,598 1000 ha in Argentina as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest land — area between Argentina and Central America?
- 43,449 1000 ha, with Central America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Central America?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Argentina and Central America rank globally for forest land — area?
- Argentina ranks 20th and Central America ranks 23rd of 249 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Forest land — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.