What is the difference in forest certified for sustainable use between Argentina and Switzerland?

137,380 thousands of hectares, with Argentina ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Switzerland?

14 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data, published as Forest certified for sustainable use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Argentina vs Switzerland: Forest certified for sustainable use

Argentina

690,070 thousands of hectares

in 2024

Switzerland

552,690 thousands of hectares

in 2024

Argentina rank

44th

Switzerland rank

47th

Forest certified for sustainable use over time

Argentina
Switzerland

How they compare

Argentina currently reports 690,070 thousands of hectares against 552,690 thousands of hectares in Switzerland, a difference of 137,380 thousands of hectares.

That makes Argentina's figure about 1.2 times Switzerland's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 14 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Switzerland ahead.

Argentina ranks 44th and Switzerland ranks 47th of 246 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 1 and Switzerland in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Argentina	Switzerland	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0 thousands of hectares	0 thousands of hectares	0 thousands of hectares	—
2000s	38,960 thousands of hectares	314,715 thousands of hectares	275,755 thousands of hectares	Switzerland
2010s	419,175 thousands of hectares	591,313 thousands of hectares	172,138 thousands of hectares	Switzerland
2020s	657,974 thousands of hectares	568,388 thousands of hectares	89,586 thousands of hectares	Argentina

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest certified for sustainable use, Argentina or Switzerland?: Argentina, at 690,070 thousands of hectares against 552,690 thousands of hectares in Switzerland as of 2024.
What is the difference in forest certified for sustainable use between Argentina and Switzerland?: 137,380 thousands of hectares, with Argentina ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Switzerland?: 14 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Argentina and Switzerland rank globally for forest certified for sustainable use?: Argentina ranks 44th and Switzerland ranks 47th of 246 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data, published as Forest certified for sustainable use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Forest certified for sustainable use
Unit: thousands of hectares
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 246 places, 3,444 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Forest area certified under an independently verified certification scheme (thousands of hectares).