Americas vs Argentina: Open shrubland — Burned Area
Americas
178,094 ha
in 2024
Argentina
50,420 ha
in 2024
Americas rank
11th
Argentina rank
8th
Open shrubland — Burned Area over time
- Americas
- Argentina
How they compare
Americas currently reports 178,094 ha against 50,420 ha in Argentina, a difference of 127,674 ha.
That makes Americas's figure about 3.5 times Argentina's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Americas has been ahead every year.
Americas ranks 11th and Argentina ranks 8th of 31 groups.
Americas has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Americas | Argentina | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.32 million ha | 479,402 ha | 839,001 ha | Americas |
| 2000s | 776,536 ha | 483,539 ha | 292,997 ha | Americas |
| 2010s | 382,280 ha | 160,030 ha | 222,250 ha | Americas |
| 2020s | 322,897 ha | 89,038 ha | 233,859 ha | Americas |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher open shrubland — burned area, Americas or Argentina?
- Americas, at 178,094 ha against 50,420 ha in Argentina as of 2024.
- What is the difference in open shrubland — burned area between Americas and Argentina?
- 127,674 ha, with Americas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and Argentina?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Americas and Argentina rank globally for open shrubland — burned area?
- Americas ranks 11th and Argentina ranks 8th of 31 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Open shrubland — Burned Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Fires consists of estimates of methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from biomass burning in a range of vegetation types and from fires in organic soils.