Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Argentina
Argentina: Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites was 31.89 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
31.89
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
168th
of 240 countries
All-time high
31.89
in 2022
All-time low
23.16
in 2000
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Argentina, 2000–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Argentina recorded 31.89 for protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Argentina peaked at 31.89 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 23.16, in 2000.
Argentina ranks 168th of 240 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.
Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Argentina, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 23.16 | — |
| 2001 | 23.92 | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 24.69 | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 25.59 | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 26.68 | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 27.49 | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 27.61 | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 27.61 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 28.01 | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 29.55 | +5.5% |
| 2010 | 29.6 | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 29.62 | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 29.92 | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 29.93 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 30.41 | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 30.79 | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 31.11 | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 31.14 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 31.86 | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 31.86 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 31.86 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 31.86 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 31.89 | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 31.89 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 31.89 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 31.89 | +0.0% |
Argentina compared with similar countries
- Argentina's 31.89 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 42.81, 74% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Argentina's 31.89 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 35.03, 91% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.43 | 23.16 | 29.55 | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.62 | 29.6 | 31.86 | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.88 | 31.86 | 31.89 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Argentina
- 165 Bolivia 32.48 compare
- 166 Trinidad and Tobago 32 compare
- 167 Gibraltar 31.9 compare
- 169 Puerto Rico 31.71 compare
- 170 Angola 31.34 compare
- 171 Montserrat 30.63 compare
More environment data for Argentina
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 1.63 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 27.29 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Argentina?
- Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Argentina was 31.89 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest protected terrestrial biodiversity sites recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 31.89 in 2022.
- What is the lowest protected terrestrial biodiversity sites recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.16 in 2000.
- How does Argentina rank for protected terrestrial biodiversity sites?
- Argentina ranks 168th out of 240 countries with data for 2025.
- Is protected terrestrial biodiversity sites rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Argentina data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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