Which has higher forest area, Argentina or Japan?

Argentina, at 282,462 sq. km against 249,350 sq. km in Japan as of 2023.

What is the difference in forest area between Argentina and Japan?

33,112 sq. km, with Argentina ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Japan?

34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Forest area (sq. km). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Argentina vs Japan: Forest area

Argentina

282,462 sq. km

in 2023

Japan

249,350 sq. km

in 2023

Argentina rank

20th

Japan rank

23rd

Forest area over time

Argentina
Japan

How they compare

Argentina currently reports 282,462 sq. km against 249,350 sq. km in Japan, a difference of 33,112 sq. km.

That makes Argentina's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Argentina has been ahead every year.

Argentina ranks 20th and Japan ranks 23rd of 214 countries.

Argentina has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Argentina	Japan	Difference	Ahead
1990s	343,823 sq. km	249,167 sq. km	94,656 sq. km	Argentina
2000s	319,542 sq. km	249,165 sq. km	70,377 sq. km	Argentina
2010s	293,314 sq. km	249,475 sq. km	43,839 sq. km	Argentina
2020s	284,096 sq. km	249,350 sq. km	34,746 sq. km	Argentina

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest area, Argentina or Japan?: Argentina, at 282,462 sq. km against 249,350 sq. km in Japan as of 2023.
What is the difference in forest area between Argentina and Japan?: 33,112 sq. km, with Argentina ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Japan?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Argentina and Japan rank globally for forest area?: Argentina ranks 20th and Japan ranks 23rd of 214 countries.
Where does this data come from?: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Forest area (sq. km). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Forest area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 261 places, 8,639 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens.