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Argentina - Primary Forest Loss 197,870

via World Bank DATA360 (Global Forest Watch) · updated 2026-10-15 · 211 economies tracked

Latest value

197,870 (2025)

Global rank

##24 of 211 economies

Share of global total

0.8%

Growth since 2001

1.34×

Ranking Race — Primary Forest Loss

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#5#9#13#17#21#25200120062011201620212025#14#242021 overtook Mozambique2022 overtook Madagascar
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Real annual global ranks, 2001 - 2025. Argentina climbed from #14 to #24 (overtook Mozambique). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Argentina ↓

Key Events — Argentina

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

2001
Sovereign default curated

Largest default in history; peso peg abandoned.

2003
Commodity boom rebound curated

Strong recovery driven by commodity exports.

2018
Currency crisis curated

IMF bailout as the peso loses half its value.

2021
Overtook Mozambique in global rank auto
2022
Overtook Madagascar in global rank auto

Primary Forest Loss, 2001-2025

via World Bank DATA360 (Global Forest Watch) · Hectares · linear scale · ranking in the race above
200120062011201620212025104,935267,529430,124592,719

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