Share of annual global forest expansion in Argentina
Argentina: Share of annual global forest expansion was 0.3% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Share of annual global forest expansion in Argentina, 1990–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of annual global forest expansion in Argentina is 0.3%, measured in 2020.
The figure is up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of annual global forest expansion in Argentina peaked at 0.5% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2015.
That places Argentina 21st out of 110 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 1 |
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 share of annual global forest expansion in Argentina?
- Share of annual global forest expansion in Argentina was 0.3% in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of annual global forest expansion recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 1990.
- What is the lowest share of annual global forest expansion recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2015.
- How does Argentina rank for share of annual global forest expansion?
- Argentina ranks 21st out of 110 countries with data for 2020.
- Is share of annual global forest expansion rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 Share of annual global forest expansion. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of annual global forest expansion indicates the proportion of a country's forest expansion relative to the total global forest expansion.