Inland water bodies — Area from MODIS in Argentina
Argentina: Inland water bodies — Area from MODIS was 3,137 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Inland water bodies — Area from MODIS in Argentina, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, inland water bodies — area from modis in Argentina stood at 3,137 1000 ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and down 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inland water bodies — area from modis in Argentina peaked at 3,407 1000 ha in 2003 and was at its lowest, 3,110 1000 ha, in 2023.
That places Argentina 15th out of 223 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Inland water bodies — Area from MODIS in Argentina, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 3,302 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 3,392 1000 ha | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 3,407 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 3,350 1000 ha | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 3,296 1000 ha | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 3,275 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 3,278 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 3,271 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 3,230 1000 ha | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 3,201 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 3,176 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 3,154 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 3,141 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 3,171 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 3,184 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 3,220 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 3,254 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 3,230 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 3,207 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 3,162 1000 ha | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 3,133 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 3,111 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 3,110 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 3,137 1000 ha | +0.8% |
Argentina compared with similar countries
- Argentina's 3,137 1000 ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 114.84 1000 ha, 27.3× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Argentina's 3,137 1000 ha is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 57.5 1000 ha, 54.5× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3,311 1000 ha | 3,230 1000 ha | 3,407 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 3,194 1000 ha | 3,141 1000 ha | 3,254 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,131 1000 ha | 3,110 1000 ha | 3,162 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Argentina
- 12 Indonesia 4,032 1000 ha compare
- 12 Micronesia 240.85 1000 ha compare
- 13 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 149.14 1000 ha compare
- 13 Uganda 3,456 1000 ha compare
- 14 Australia 3,411 1000 ha compare
- 14 Lao People's Democratic Republic 83.44 1000 ha compare
- 15 Syrian Arab Republic 78.86 1000 ha compare
- 16 Chile 3,036 1000 ha compare
- 16 Micronesia (Federated States of) 20.82 1000 ha compare
- 17 Malawi 2,369 1000 ha compare
- 17 Republic of Moldova 16.79 1000 ha compare
- 18 Sweden 2,333 1000 ha compare
- 18 Timor-Leste 15.69 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Argentina
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -5.89 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.78 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.306 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.03 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.8814 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.8286 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inland water bodies — area from modis in Argentina?
- Inland water bodies — area from modis in Argentina was 3,137 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest inland water bodies — area from modis recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 3,407 1000 ha in 2003.
- What is the lowest inland water bodies — area from modis recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,110 1000 ha in 2023.
- How does Argentina rank for inland water bodies — area from modis?
- Argentina ranks 15th out of 223 countries with data for 2024.
- Is inland water bodies — area from modis rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Argentina data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Inland water bodies — Area from MODIS. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Land Cover data under the Agri-Environmental Indicators section contains land cover information organized by the land cover classes of the international standard system for Environmental and Economic Accounting Central Framework (SEEA CF). The land cover information is compiled from publicly available Global Land Cover (GLC) maps: a) MODIS land cover types based on the Land Cover Classification System, LCCS; b) The European Spatial Agency (ESA) Climate Change Initiative (CCI) annual land cover maps produced by the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL)-Geomatics and now under the European Copernicus Program; c) The annual land cover maps which were produced under the European Copernicus Global Land Service (CGLS) (CGLS land cover, containing discrete land cover categorization), with spatial resolution 100m; and d) the WorldCover maps of the European Space Agency, produced at 10m resolution.