Argentina's forest cover fell from 12.6 % in 1994 to 10.3 % in 2023.
Argentina · Environment
Forests, air quality, land, water and protected areas.
10 indicators · 9 with data
Land
Argentina's forest area fell from 344,736 km in 1994 to 282,462 km in 2023.
Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area)
% of land area
160th of 213 · 33rd in Latin America
Argentina's terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) rose from 6.8 % in 2013 to 8.8 % in 2025.
Argentina's agricultural land (% of land area) fell from 46.8 % in 1994 to 42.4 % in 2023.
Argentina's arable land (% of land area) rose from 9.9 % in 1994 to 14.8 % in 2023.
Air
Argentina's air pollution (pm2.5) fell from 19.3 in 1994 to 14.3 in 2023.
Water
Argentina's water stress rose from 9.8 % in 1993 to 12.9 % in 2022.
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita
cubic metres per person
60th of 181 · 17th in Latin America
Argentina's renewable internal freshwater resources per capita fell from 8,550 in 1993 to 6,431 in 2022.
Access
Argentina's safe sanitation rose from 48.1 % in 2000 to 48.5 % in 2016.
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These indicators exist in the registry but no source reports a value for Argentina.
- Safe drinking waterNo data