Argentina vs Eastern Africa: Forest land — Area

Argentina
46,598 1000 ha
in 2025
Eastern Africa
193,802 1000 ha
in 2025
Argentina rank
18th
Eastern Africa rank
19th

Forest land — Area over time

  • Argentina
  • Eastern Africa
50.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k250.0k199020072025

How they compare

Eastern Africa currently reports 193,802 1000 ha against 46,598 1000 ha in Argentina, a difference of 147,204 1000 ha.

That makes Eastern Africa's figure about 4.2 times Argentina's.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Eastern Africa has been ahead every year.

Argentina ranks 18th and Eastern Africa ranks 19th of 231 countries.

Eastern Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina Eastern Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 54,843 1000 ha 223,376 1000 ha 168,532 1000 ha Eastern Africa
2000s 51,771 1000 ha 211,585 1000 ha 159,815 1000 ha Eastern Africa
2010s 48,639 1000 ha 204,659 1000 ha 156,020 1000 ha Eastern Africa
2020s 47,047 1000 ha 196,517 1000 ha 149,470 1000 ha Eastern Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest land — area, Argentina or Eastern Africa?
Eastern Africa, at 193,802 1000 ha against 46,598 1000 ha in Argentina as of 2025.
What is the difference in forest land — area between Argentina and Eastern Africa?
147,204 1000 ha, with Eastern Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Eastern Africa?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Argentina and Eastern Africa rank globally for forest land — area?
Argentina ranks 18th and Eastern Africa ranks 19th of 231 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

Indicator
Forest land — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
267 places, 9,311 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

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.