Forest fires — Burned Area in Argentina
Argentina: Forest fires — Burned Area was 22,114 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Forest fires — Burned Area in Argentina, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Argentina recorded 22,114 ha for forest fires — burned area in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 31.9% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — burned area in Argentina peaked at 391,623 ha in 1999 and was at its lowest, 22,088 ha, in 2014.
That places Argentina 42nd out of 219 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Forest fires — Burned Area in Argentina, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 131,535 ha | — |
| 1991 | 131,535 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 131,535 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 131,535 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 131,535 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 131,535 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 249,686 ha | +89.8% |
| 1997 | 299,547 ha | +20.0% |
| 1998 | 277,344 ha | -7.4% |
| 1999 | 391,623 ha | +41.2% |
| 2000 | 187,103 ha | -52.2% |
| 2001 | 67,881 ha | -63.7% |
| 2002 | 88,912 ha | +31.0% |
| 2003 | 120,602 ha | +35.6% |
| 2004 | 162,152 ha | +34.5% |
| 2005 | 124,370 ha | -23.3% |
| 2006 | 105,868 ha | -14.9% |
| 2007 | 140,380 ha | +32.6% |
| 2008 | 149,758 ha | +6.7% |
| 2009 | 141,715 ha | -5.4% |
| 2010 | 85,950 ha | -39.4% |
| 2011 | 71,376 ha | -17.0% |
| 2012 | 70,826 ha | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 191,920 ha | +171.0% |
| 2014 | 22,088 ha | -88.5% |
| 2015 | 48,518 ha | +119.7% |
| 2016 | 34,714 ha | -28.5% |
| 2017 | 140,912 ha | +305.9% |
| 2018 | 28,750 ha | -79.6% |
| 2019 | 26,692 ha | -7.2% |
| 2020 | 238,161 ha | +792.2% |
| 2021 | 54,797 ha | -77.0% |
| 2022 | 238,291 ha | +334.9% |
| 2023 | 32,461 ha | -86.4% |
| 2024 | 22,114 ha | -31.9% |
Argentina compared with similar countries
- Argentina's 22,114 ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 344.48 ha, 64.2× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Argentina's 22,114 ha is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 513.61 ha, 43.1× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forest fires — Burned Area in Argentina changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +792.2% | 26,692 ha | 238,161 ha |
| 2022 | +334.9% | 54,797 ha | 238,291 ha |
| 2017 | +305.9% | 34,714 ha | 140,912 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 200,741 ha | 131,535 ha | 391,623 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 128,874 ha | 67,881 ha | 187,103 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 72,175 ha | 22,088 ha | 191,920 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 117,165 ha | 22,114 ha | 238,291 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Argentina
More climate change data for Argentina
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 1.78 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 145,843 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 31,455 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 114,387 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 118.7 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 4,085 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 21,692 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 18,286 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3,406 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 69 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest fires — burned area in Argentina?
- Forest fires — burned area in Argentina was 22,114 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest fires — burned area recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 391,623 ha in 1999.
- What is the lowest forest fires — burned area recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 22,088 ha in 2014.
- How does Argentina rank for forest fires — burned area?
- Argentina ranks 42nd out of 219 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest fires — burned area rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Argentina data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forest fires — Burned Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 35 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).
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.