Protected areas — all countries

Protected areas — Argentina

Protected areas in Argentina in 2025 — 9.7%. Ranked 118 in the world out of 213. Since 2013, the indicator has risen by 4.7 pp.

2025 9.7% +0 pp vs 2024
World rank 118of 213
Period maximum 9.7%2024
Period minimum 5%2013

Trend over time

2013–2025 · % of territory

Protected areas — Argentina, 2013–20254681020132015201720192021202320252013: 5%2014: 7.3%2015: 7.4%2016: 7.5%2017: 7.5%2018: 7.2%2019: 9.4%2020: 9.4%2021: 9.4%2022: 9.6%2023: 9.6%2024: 9.7%2025: 9.7%
Change over the period: +4.7 pp Annual average: 0.39 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Argentina 9.7%
World 16.98%
Protected areas — Argentina, by year Argentina All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 9.7 +0 pp
2024 9.7 +0.1 pp
2023 9.6 +0 pp
2022 9.6 +0.2 pp
2021 9.4 +0 pp
2020 9.4 +0 pp
2019 9.4 +2.2 pp
2018 7.2 −0.3 pp
2017 7.5 +0 pp
2016 7.5 +0.1 pp
2015 7.4 +0.1 pp
2014 7.3 +2.3 pp
2013 5

About the indicator

The share of terrestrial and marine protected areas in the total area of a country: national parks, nature reserves, natural monuments, sanctuaries and other IUCN categories. The target set by the Kunming-Montreal framework is 30 percent of land and sea under protection by 2030.

Important: The aggregate is weighted by total area rather than land area: protected areas include marine waters as well.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.