Which has higher forest area, Argentina or Venezuela?

Venezuela, at 470,882 sq. km against 465,980 sq. km in Argentina as of 2025.

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

4,902 sq. km, with Venezuela ahead.

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

36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.

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 Venezuela: Forest area (sq. km)

Argentina

465,980 sq. km

in 2025

Venezuela

470,882 sq. km

in 2025

Argentina rank

16th

Venezuela rank

15th

Forest area (sq. km) over time

Argentina
Venezuela

How they compare

Venezuela currently reports 470,882 sq. km against 465,980 sq. km in Argentina, a difference of 4,902 sq. km.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Argentina ahead.

Argentina ranks 16th and Venezuela ranks 15th of 214 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 3 and Venezuela in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Argentina	Venezuela	Difference	Ahead
1990s	548,433 sq. km	499,202 sq. km	49,231 sq. km	Argentina
2000s	517,706 sq. km	488,493 sq. km	29,213 sq. km	Argentina
2010s	486,394 sq. km	479,212 sq. km	7,182 sq. km	Argentina
2020s	470,468 sq. km	472,114 sq. km	1,646 sq. km	Venezuela

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest area, Argentina or Venezuela?: Venezuela, at 470,882 sq. km against 465,980 sq. km in Argentina as of 2025.
What is the difference in forest area between Argentina and Venezuela?: 4,902 sq. km, with Venezuela ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Venezuela?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Argentina and Venezuela rank globally for forest area?: Argentina ranks 16th and Venezuela ranks 15th 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: 262 places, 9,089 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed: 15 October 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.