Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Argentina
Argentina: Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas was 3.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Argentina, 1990–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Argentina is 3.8%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 19.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Argentina peaked at 3.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.7%, in 1990.
Argentina ranks 147th of 168 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Argentina, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.7% | — |
| 2000 | 2.9% | +5.1% |
| 2010 | 3.0% | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 3.2% | +5.0% |
| 2020 | 3.8% | +19.0% |
| 2025 | 3.8% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.7% | 2.7% | 2.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 2.9% | 2.9% | 2.9% | 1 |
| 2010s | 3.1% | 3.0% | 3.2% | 2 |
| 2020s | 3.8% | 3.8% | 3.8% | 2 |
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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)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import -11.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 0.0001 t per person (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -10.81 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -12.38 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value -14.17 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Argentina?
- Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Argentina was 3.8% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 3.8% in 2020.
- What is the lowest proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.7% in 1990.
- How does Argentina rank for proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas?
- Argentina ranks 147th out of 168 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Argentina data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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