Forest area in Argentina
Argentina: Forest area was 46.60 million hectares in 2025. ▼ Falling
Forest area in Argentina, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
In 2025, forest area in Argentina stood at 46.60 million hectares. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area in Argentina peaked at 55.99 million hectares in 1990 and was at its lowest, 46.60 million hectares, in 2025.
That places Argentina 16th out of 235 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 54.84 million hectares | 53.70 million hectares | 55.99 million hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 51.77 million hectares | 50.10 million hectares | 53.44 million hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.64 million hectares | 47.69 million hectares | 49.73 million hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.05 million hectares | 46.60 million hectares | 47.50 million hectares | 6 |
Countries ranked near Argentina
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 forest area in Argentina?
- Forest area in Argentina was 46.60 million 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 forest area recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 55.99 million hectares in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.60 million hectares in 2025.
- How does Argentina rank for forest area?
- Argentina ranks 16th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems.