Annual afforestation in Argentina
Argentina: Annual afforestation was 15,800 hectares per year in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Annual afforestation in Argentina, 1990–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per year.
Analysis
Argentina recorded 15,800 hectares per year for annual afforestation in 2020.
The figure is down 18.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual afforestation in Argentina peaked at 31,100 hectares per year in 1990 and was at its lowest, 2,200 hectares per year, in 2015.
Argentina ranks 10th of 106 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Annual afforestation in Argentina, year by year
| Year | hectares per year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 31,100 hectares per year | — |
| 2000 | 11,300 hectares per year | -63.7% |
| 2010 | 19,400 hectares per year | +71.7% |
| 2015 | 2,200 hectares per year | -88.7% |
| 2020 | 15,800 hectares per year | +618.2% |
Argentina compared with similar countries
- Argentina's 15,800 hectares per year is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 320 hectares per year, 49.4× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Argentina's 15,800 hectares per year is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1,520 hectares per year, 10.4× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31,100 hectares per year | 31,100 hectares per year | 31,100 hectares per year | 1 |
| 2000s | 11,300 hectares per year | 11,300 hectares per year | 11,300 hectares per year | 1 |
| 2010s | 10,800 hectares per year | 2,200 hectares per year | 19,400 hectares per year | 2 |
| 2020s | 15,800 hectares per year | 15,800 hectares per year | 15,800 hectares per year | 1 |
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More environment data for Argentina
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -5.89 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.78 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.306 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.03 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.8814 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.8286 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual afforestation in Argentina?
- Annual afforestation in Argentina was 15,800 hectares per year in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual afforestation recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 31,100 hectares per year in 1990.
- What is the lowest annual afforestation recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,200 hectares per year in 2015.
- How does Argentina rank for annual afforestation?
- Argentina ranks 10th out of 106 countries with data for 2020.
- Is annual afforestation rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Argentina data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual afforestation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Afforestation is the establishment of forest through planting and/or deliberate seeding on land that, until then, was not classified as forest.