Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods in Argentina
Argentina: Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods was -179,518 hectares in 2025. ▲ Rising
Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods in Argentina, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
In 2025, change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods in Argentina stood at -179,518 hectares. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 30.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods in Argentina peaked at -179,518 hectares in 2021 and was at its lowest, -371,477 hectares, in 2001.
That places Argentina 226th out of 235 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -254,740 hectares | -254,740 hectares | -254,740 hectares | 9 |
| 2000s | -359,803 hectares | -371,477 hectares | -254,740 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | -241,365 hectares | -371,477 hectares | -189,686 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | -181,213 hectares | -189,686 hectares | -179,518 hectares | 6 |
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More environment data for Argentina
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 374.35 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 8.19 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 105.38 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.1666 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 12.58 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0355 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 136.72 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0924 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.2452 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 18.19 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods in Argentina?
- Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods in Argentina was -179,518 hectares in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was -179,518 hectares in 2021.
- What is the lowest change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was -371,477 hectares in 2001.
- How does Argentina rank for change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods?
- Argentina ranks 226th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.