Argentina vs Eastern Africa: Forest land — Area
Forest land — Area over time
- Argentina
- Eastern Africa
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
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.