Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita in Argentina
Argentina: Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita was 0.0005 ha per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita in Argentina, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
Argentina recorded 0.0005 ha per person for forest fires — burned area, per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 32.1% on the previous year and down 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — burned area, per capita in Argentina peaked at 0.0106 ha per person in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.0005 ha per person, in 2024.
Argentina ranks 46th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita in Argentina, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.004 ha per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.004 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0039 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0039 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0038 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0038 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 0.007 ha per person | +87.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0083 ha per person | +18.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0076 ha per person | -8.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0106 ha per person | +39.6% |
| 2000 | 0.005 ha per person | -52.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0018 ha per person | -64.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0023 ha per person | +29.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0031 ha per person | +34.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0042 ha per person | +33.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0032 ha per person | -24.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0027 ha per person | -15.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0035 ha per person | +31.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0037 ha per person | +5.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0035 ha per person | -6.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0021 ha per person | -40.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0017 ha per person | -17.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0017 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0045 ha per person | +168.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0005 ha per person | -88.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0011 ha per person | +117.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0008 ha per person | -29.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0032 ha per person | +302.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0006 ha per person | -79.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0006 ha per person | -7.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0053 ha per person | +787.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0012 ha per person | -77.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0052 ha per person | +333.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0007 ha per person | -86.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0005 ha per person | -32.1% |
Argentina compared with similar countries
- Argentina's 0.0005 ha per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0001 ha per person, 5.1× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Argentina's 0.0005 ha per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0002 ha per person, 2.6× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita 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 | +787.9% | 0.0006 ha per person | 0.0053 ha per person |
| 2022 | +333.9% | 0.0012 ha per person | 0.0052 ha per person |
| 2017 | +302.4% | 0.0008 ha per person | 0.0032 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0057 ha per person | 0.0038 ha per person | 0.0106 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0033 ha per person | 0.0018 ha per person | 0.005 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0017 ha per person | 0.0005 ha per person | 0.0045 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0026 ha per person | 0.0005 ha per person | 0.0053 ha per person | 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, per capita in Argentina?
- Forest fires — burned area, per capita in Argentina was 0.0005 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest fires — burned area, per capita recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0106 ha per person in 1999.
- What is the lowest forest fires — burned area, per capita recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0005 ha per person in 2024.
- How does Argentina rank for forest fires — burned area, per capita?
- Argentina ranks 46th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest fires — burned area, per capita rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Argentina data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
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.
Forest fires — Burned Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Forest fires — Burned Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
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.