Forest land — Share in Land area in Argentina
Argentina: Forest land — Share in Land area was 17.09 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Forest land — Share in Land area in Argentina, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest land — share in land area in Argentina is 17.09 %, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — share in land area in Argentina peaked at 20.46 % in 1990 and was at its lowest, 17.09 %, in 2024.
That places Argentina 156th out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.04 % | 19.62 % | 20.46 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.92 % | 18.31 % | 19.53 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.77 % | 17.42 % | 18.17 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.22 % | 17.09 % | 17.36 % | 5 |
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More environment data for Argentina
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 4.29 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 2,100 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 4,371 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 11.64 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 39.44 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 31,863 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 2.59 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 2,094 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 57.97 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 46,842 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — share in land area in Argentina?
- Forest land — share in land area in Argentina was 17.09 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — share in land area recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 20.46 % in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest land — share in land area recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.09 % in 2024.
- How does Argentina rank for forest land — share in land area?
- Argentina ranks 156th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest land — share in land area rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.0%. 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, published as part of Forest land — Share in Land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.