Annual afforestation in Argentina

Argentina: Annual afforestation was 15,800 hectares per year in 2020. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2020)
15,800 hectares per year
World rank
10th
of 106 countries
All-time high
31,100 hectares per year
in 1990
All-time low
2,200 hectares per year
in 2015
Years of data
5
1990–2020

Annual afforestation in Argentina, 1990–2020

010.0k20.0k30.0k1990200520201990: 31.1k hectares per year2000: 11.3k hectares per year2010: 19.4k hectares per year2015: 2.2k hectares per year2020: 15.8k hectares per year

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%.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Argentina

  1. 7 Portugal 30,430 hectares per year compare
  2. 8 Kazakhstan 22,200 hectares per year compare
  3. 9 Uruguay 15,980 hectares per year compare
  4. 11 Niger 15,000 hectares per year compare
  5. 12 Mali 14,540 hectares per year compare
  6. 13 Congo 14,000 hectares per year compare

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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

Indicator
Annual afforestation
Unit
hectares per year
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
106 places, 530 data points, 1990–2020
Last refreshed

Afforestation is the establishment of forest through planting and/or deliberate seeding on land that, until then, was not classified as forest.