Argentina vs Chile: Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita
Argentina
0.0005 ha per person
in 2024
Chile
0.0006 ha per person
in 2024
Argentina rank
46th
Chile rank
44th
Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita over time
- Argentina
- Chile
How they compare
Chile currently reports 0.0006 ha per person against 0.0005 ha per person in Argentina, a difference of 0.0001 ha per person.
That makes Chile's figure about 1.2 times Argentina's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Argentina ahead.
Argentina ranks 46th and Chile ranks 44th of 186 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 2 and Chile in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Chile | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0057 ha per person | 0.0023 ha per person | 0.0034 ha per person | Argentina |
| 2000s | 0.0033 ha per person | 0.0013 ha per person | 0.002 ha per person | Argentina |
| 2010s | 0.0017 ha per person | 0.0027 ha per person | 0.001 ha per person | Chile |
| 2020s | 0.0026 ha per person | 0.004 ha per person | 0.0015 ha per person | Chile |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest fires — burned area, per capita, Argentina or Chile?
- Chile, at 0.0006 ha per person against 0.0005 ha per person in Argentina as of 2024.
- What is the difference in forest fires — burned area, per capita between Argentina and Chile?
- 0.0001 ha per person, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Chile?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Argentina and Chile rank globally for forest fires — burned area, per capita?
- Argentina ranks 46th and Chile ranks 44th of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Forest fires — Burned Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.