Argentina vs Zambia: Forest land — Area

Argentina
46,598 1000 ha
in 2025
Zambia
44,874 1000 ha
in 2025
Argentina rank
18th
Zambia rank
19th

Forest land — Area over time

  • Argentina
  • Zambia
020.0k40.0k60.0k199020072025

How they compare

Argentina currently reports 46,598 1000 ha against 44,874 1000 ha in Zambia, a difference of 1,724 1000 ha.

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

Argentina ranks 18th and Zambia ranks 19th of 231 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 54,843 1000 ha 47,251 1000 ha 7,592 1000 ha Argentina
2000s 51,771 1000 ha 46,893 1000 ha 4,878 1000 ha Argentina
2010s 48,639 1000 ha 45,958 1000 ha 2,681 1000 ha Argentina
2020s 47,047 1000 ha 45,117 1000 ha 1,930 1000 ha Argentina

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest land — area, Argentina or Zambia?
Argentina, at 46,598 1000 ha against 44,874 1000 ha in Zambia as of 2025.
What is the difference in forest land — area between Argentina and Zambia?
1,724 1000 ha, 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 land — area?
Argentina ranks 18th and Zambia 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.