Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Argentina
Argentina: Forest area as a proportion of total land area was 17.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Argentina, 1990–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2025, forest area as a proportion of total land area in Argentina stood at 17.0%. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area as a proportion of total land area in Argentina peaked at 20.5% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 17.0%, in 2025.
That places Argentina 141st out of 219 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Argentina, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 20.5% | — |
| 2000 | 19.5% | -4.5% |
| 2010 | 18.2% | -7.0% |
| 2015 | 17.7% | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 17.4% | -1.9% |
| 2025 | 17.0% | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.5% | 20.5% | 20.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 19.5% | 19.5% | 19.5% | 1 |
| 2010s | 17.9% | 17.7% | 18.2% | 2 |
| 2020s | 17.2% | 17.0% | 17.4% | 2 |
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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)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate -35.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, per capita 0.0028 t per person (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import value, annual growth rate -35.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area as a proportion of total land area in Argentina?
- Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Argentina was 17.0% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest forest area as a proportion of total land area recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 20.5% in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area as a proportion of total land area recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.0% in 2025.
- How does Argentina rank for forest area as a proportion of total land area?
- Argentina ranks 141st out of 219 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area as a proportion of total land area rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Argentina data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Forest area as a proportion of total land area (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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