Naturally regenerating forest — Area in Argentina

Argentina: Naturally regenerating forest — Area was 45,218 1000 ha in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
45,218 1000 ha
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
18th
of 222 countries
All-time high
55,221 1000 ha
in 1990
All-time low
45,218 1000 ha
in 2025
Years of data
36
1990–2025

Naturally regenerating forest — Area in Argentina, 1990–2025

020.0k40.0k60.0k1990200720251990: 55.2k 1000 ha1991: 54.9k 1000 ha1992: 54.6k 1000 ha1993: 54.4k 1000 ha1994: 54.1k 1000 ha1995: 53.8k 1000 ha1996: 53.5k 1000 ha1997: 53.2k 1000 ha1998: 52.9k 1000 ha1999: 52.6k 1000 ha2000: 52.4k 1000 ha2001: 52.0k 1000 ha2002: 51.6k 1000 ha2003: 51.2k 1000 ha2004: 50.8k 1000 ha2005: 50.4k 1000 ha2006: 50.1k 1000 ha2007: 49.7k 1000 ha2008: 49.3k 1000 ha2009: 48.9k 1000 ha2010: 48.5k 1000 ha2011: 48.3k 1000 ha2012: 48.0k 1000 ha2013: 47.7k 1000 ha2014: 47.4k 1000 ha2015: 47.2k 1000 ha2016: 47.0k 1000 ha2017: 46.8k 1000 ha2018: 46.6k 1000 ha2019: 46.4k 1000 ha2020: 46.2k 1000 ha2021: 46.0k 1000 ha2022: 45.8k 1000 ha2023: 45.6k 1000 ha2024: 45.4k 1000 ha2025: 45.2k 1000 ha

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.

Analysis

In 2025, naturally regenerating forest — area in Argentina stood at 45,218 1000 ha. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.

That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 4.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, naturally regenerating forest — area in Argentina peaked at 55,221 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 45,218 1000 ha, in 2025.

Argentina ranks 18th of 222 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 53,934 1000 ha 52,648 1000 ha 55,221 1000 ha 10
2000s 50,640 1000 ha 48,917 1000 ha 52,362 1000 ha 10
2010s 47,376 1000 ha 46,386 1000 ha 48,534 1000 ha 10
2020s 45,706 1000 ha 45,218 1000 ha 46,195 1000 ha 6

Countries ranked near Argentina

  1. 15 Colombia 58,916 1000 ha compare
  2. 16 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 54,254 1000 ha compare
  3. 17 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 45,978 1000 ha compare
  4. 19 Zambia 44,820 1000 ha compare
  5. 20 United Republic of Tanzania 42,847 1000 ha compare
  6. 21 Melanesia 39,145 1000 ha compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is naturally regenerating forest — area in Argentina?
Naturally regenerating forest — area in Argentina was 45,218 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest naturally regenerating forest — area recorded in Argentina?
The highest recorded value was 55,221 1000 ha in 1990.
What is the lowest naturally regenerating forest — area recorded in Argentina?
The lowest recorded value was 45,218 1000 ha in 2025.
How does Argentina rank for naturally regenerating forest — area?
Argentina ranks 18th out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
Is naturally regenerating forest — area rising or falling in Argentina?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.1%. 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 Naturally regenerating forest — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Naturally regenerating forest — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
258 places, 8,989 data points, 1990–2025
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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.