Share of freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Argentina
Argentina: Share of freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected was 40.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Argentina, 2000–2025
Source: BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected in Argentina stood at 40.3%. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected in Argentina peaked at 40.3% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 29.0%, in 2000.
Argentina ranks 99th of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Share of freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Argentina, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 29.0% | — |
| 2001 | 29.3% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 29.5% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 31.5% | +6.6% |
| 2004 | 31.6% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 32.5% | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 32.5% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 32.5% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 34.0% | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 38.5% | +13.2% |
| 2010 | 38.5% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 38.5% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 39.5% | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 39.6% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 39.6% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 39.6% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 39.8% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 39.9% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 40.3% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 40.3% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 40.3% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 40.3% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 40.3% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 40.3% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 40.3% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 40.3% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.1% | 29.0% | 38.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.6% | 38.5% | 40.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.3% | 40.3% | 40.3% | 6 |
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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)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate -14.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per capita 0.0093 t per person (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, annual growth rate -24.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected in Argentina?
- Share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected in Argentina was 40.3% in 2025, according to BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 40.3% in 2019.
- What is the lowest share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.0% in 2000.
- How does Argentina rank for share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected?
- Argentina ranks 99th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Argentina data come from?
- The figures come from BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average proportion of Freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by protected areas (%).