Argentina vs India: Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita

Argentina
0.0005 ha per person
in 2024
India
0.0004 ha per person
in 2024
Argentina rank
46th
India rank
49th

Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita over time

  • Argentina
  • India
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How they compare

Argentina currently reports 0.0005 ha per person against 0.0004 ha per person in India, a difference of 0.0001 ha per person.

That makes Argentina's figure about 1.3 times India's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Argentina ahead.

Argentina ranks 46th and India ranks 49th of 186 countries.

Argentina has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina India Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0057 ha per person 0.0005 ha per person 0.0052 ha per person Argentina
2000s 0.0033 ha per person 0.0005 ha per person 0.0028 ha per person Argentina
2010s 0.0017 ha per person 0.0008 ha per person 0.0009 ha per person Argentina
2020s 0.0026 ha per person 0.0005 ha per person 0.002 ha per person Argentina

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest fires — burned area, per capita, Argentina or India?
Argentina, at 0.0005 ha per person against 0.0004 ha per person in India as of 2024.
What is the difference in forest fires — burned area, per capita between Argentina and India?
0.0001 ha per person, with Argentina ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and India?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Argentina and India rank globally for forest fires — burned area, per capita?
Argentina ranks 46th and India ranks 49th 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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Indicator
Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita
Unit
ha per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
188 places, 6,434 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

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.