Marine protected areas in Argentina
Argentina: Marine protected areas was 12.0% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Marine protected areas in Argentina, 2013–2025
Source: Protected Planet: The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) and World Database on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (WD-OECM), UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring. Measured in % of territorial waters.
Analysis
The most recent figure for marine protected areas in Argentina is 12.0%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 200.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, marine protected areas in Argentina peaked at 12.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2013.
Argentina ranks 44th of 174 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Marine protected areas in Argentina, year by year
| Year | % of territorial waters | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0.3% | — |
| 2014 | 3.8% | +1166.7% |
| 2015 | 4.0% | +5.3% |
| 2016 | 4.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 4.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 3.8% | -5.0% |
| 2019 | 11.8% | +210.5% |
| 2020 | 11.8% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 11.8% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 11.8% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 11.8% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 12.0% | +1.7% |
| 2025 | 12.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4.5% | 0.3% | 11.8% | 7 |
| 2020s | 11.9% | 11.8% | 12.0% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is marine protected areas in Argentina?
- Marine protected areas in Argentina was 12.0% in 2025, according to Protected Planet: The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) and World Database on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (WD-OECM), UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring.
- What is the highest marine protected areas recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 12.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest marine protected areas recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2013.
- How does Argentina rank for marine protected areas?
- Argentina ranks 44th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is marine protected areas rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 200.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Argentina data come from?
- The figures come from Protected Planet: The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) and World Database on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (WD-OECM), UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring, published as part of Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Marine protected areas are areas of intertidal or subtidal terrain--and overlying water and associated flora and fauna and historical and cultural features--that have been reserved by law or other effective means to protect part or all of the enclosed environment.