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Forest cover — Argentina

Forest cover in Argentina in 2023 — 10.32%. Ranked 165 in the world out of 213. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 2.54 pp.

2023 10.32% −0.04 pp vs 2022
World rank 165of 213
Period maximum 12.86%1990
Period minimum 10.32%2023

Trend over time

1990–2023 · % of land area

Forest cover — Argentina, 1990–2023101112131990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 12.86%1991: 12.8%1992: 12.73%1993: 12.66%1994: 12.6%1995: 12.53%1996: 12.46%1997: 12.4%1998: 12.33%1999: 12.26%2000: 12.2%2001: 12.08%2002: 11.97%2003: 11.85%2004: 11.73%2005: 11.62%2006: 11.5%2007: 11.39%2008: 11.27%2009: 11.16%2010: 11.04%2011: 10.96%2012: 10.88%2013: 10.8%2014: 10.71%2015: 10.63%2016: 10.6%2017: 10.56%2018: 10.52%2019: 10.48%2020: 10.44%2021: 10.4%2022: 10.36%2023: 10.32%
Change over the period: −2.54 pp Annual average: -0.08 pp

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Argentina

Argentina 10.32%
World 31.1%
Latin America & Caribbean 46.11%
South America computed 47.73%
Upper-middle-income countries computed 30.65%
Forest cover — Argentina, by year Argentina All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 10.32 −0.04 pp
2022 10.36 −0.04 pp
2021 10.4 −0.04 pp
2020 10.44 −0.04 pp
2019 10.48 −0.04 pp
2018 10.52 −0.04 pp
2017 10.56 −0.04 pp
2016 10.6 −0.03 pp
2015 10.63 −0.08 pp
2014 10.71 −0.08 pp
2013 10.8 −0.08 pp
2012 10.88 −0.08 pp
2011 10.96 −0.08 pp
2010 11.04 −0.12 pp
2009 11.16 −0.12 pp
2008 11.27 −0.12 pp
2007 11.39 −0.12 pp
2006 11.5 −0.12 pp
2005 11.62 −0.12 pp
2004 11.73 −0.12 pp
2003 11.85 −0.12 pp
2002 11.97 −0.12 pp
2001 12.08 −0.12 pp
2000 12.2 −0.07 pp
1999 12.26 −0.07 pp
1998 12.33 −0.07 pp
1997 12.4 −0.07 pp
1996 12.46 −0.07 pp
1995 12.53 −0.07 pp
1994 12.6 −0.07 pp
1993 12.66 −0.07 pp
1992 12.73 −0.07 pp
1991 12.8 −0.07 pp
1990 12.86 —

South America, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

SR Suriname 94.45 GY Guyana 87.09 BR Brazil 58.98 PE Peru 56.1 CO Colombia 52.77 VE Venezuela 52.23 EC Ecuador 49.55 BO Bolivia 46.35 PY Paraguay 38.54 CL Chile 25.01 UY Uruguay 11.96 AR Argentina 10.32
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About the indicator

The share of land under natural or planted forest in the total land area. Under the FAO definition, forest is a plot larger than 0.5 hectares with trees taller than 5 meters and a canopy cover above 10 percent; crop plantations and urban parks are not counted. The estimates are updated as part of the Global Forest Resources Assessment (FRA).

Important: The aggregate for groups of countries is weighted by land area: the forest share is calculated against land area, not against the number of residents.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.

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