Annual forest expansion in Argentina
Argentina: Annual forest expansion was 15,800 hectares per year in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Annual forest expansion 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 forest expansion in 2020.
That represents a change of down 18.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual forest expansion in Argentina peaked at 31,100 hectares per year in 1990 and was at its lowest, 2,200 hectares per year, in 2015.
That places Argentina 21st out of 110 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
Annual forest expansion 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 4,420 hectares per year, 3.6× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Argentina's 15,800 hectares per year is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 6,445 hectares per year, 2.5× the median. (20 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 forest expansion in Argentina?
- Annual forest expansion 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 forest expansion recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 31,100 hectares per year in 1990.
- What is the lowest annual forest expansion recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,200 hectares per year in 2015.
- How does Argentina rank for annual forest expansion?
- Argentina ranks 21st out of 110 countries with data for 2020.
- Is annual forest expansion 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 forest expansion. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Forest expansion is the sum of afforestation (the establishment of forest through planting and/or deliberate seeding) and natural forest expansion (expansion of forests through natural succession on land that, until then, was under another land use).