Argentina vs Russia: Forest area

Forest area in 2024: 17.1% in Argentina and 50.8% in Russia, by FAO estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Russia, by 33.7 percentage points, or 2.97 times that in Argentina.

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% of land · FAO

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What the numbers say

Russia has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1992.
In 2024, Argentina ranked 140 and Russia ranked 56 of 209 countries, counting from the highest.

Every year

% of land · FAO

Year	Argentina	Russia	World
2024	17.1	50.8	–
2023	17.2	50.7	31.1
2022	17.2	50.7	31.1
2021	17.3	50.6	31.2
2020	17.4	50.6	31.2
2019	17.4	50.5	31.2
2018	17.5	50.5	31.3
2017	17.6	50.4	31.3
2016	17.6	50.3	31.3
2015	17.7	50.3	31.4
2014	17.8	50.3	31.4
2013	17.9	50.2	31.4
2012	18	50.2	31.5
2011	18.1	50.2	31.9
2010	18.2	50.2	32
2009	18.3	50.1	32
2008	18.4	50.1	32
2007	18.6	50	32.1
2006	18.7	49.9	32.1
2005	18.9	49.9	32.1
2004	19	49.8	32.2
2003	19.1	49.8	32.3
2002	19.3	49.7	32.3
2001	19.4	49.7	32.3
2000	19.5	49.6	32.4
1999	19.6	49.6	32.5
1998	19.7	49.6	32.5
1997	19.8	49.6	32.6
1996	19.9	49.6	32.7
1995	20	49.6	32.7
1994	20.1	49.6	32.8
1993	20.2	49.6	32.8
1992	20.3	49.5	33
1991	20.4	–	–
1990	20.5	–	–

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The share of land under trees at least 5 metres tall, natural or planted, leaving out orchards and city parks.
Source: FAO, via the World Bank.
Ranks count the 209 countries with a value in 2024, highest first.
The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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