Forest fires — Emissions (CO2) — FAO TIER 1 in Argentina

Argentina: Forest fires — Emissions (CO2) — FAO TIER 1 was 1,840 kt in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
1,840 kt
Change on year
down 33.2%
World rank
47th
of 198 countries
All-time high
20,573 kt
in 2022
All-time low
1,840 kt
in 2024
Years of data
24
2001–2024

Forest fires — Emissions (CO2) — FAO TIER 1 in Argentina, 2001–2024

05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k2001201220242001: 5.8k kt2002: 7.5k kt2003: 10.2k kt2004: 13.6k kt2005: 10.4k kt2006: 8.8k kt2007: 11.9k kt2008: 12.4k kt2009: 11.9k kt2010: 7.2k kt2011: 6.0k kt2012: 5.9k kt2013: 16.4k kt2014: 1.9k kt2015: 4.0k kt2016: 2.9k kt2017: 12.2k kt2018: 2.4k kt2019: 2.3k kt2020: 20.0k kt2021: 4.6k kt2022: 20.6k kt2023: 2.8k kt2024: 1.8k kt

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.

Analysis

Argentina recorded 1,840 kt for forest fires — emissions (co2) — fao tier 1 in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 33.2% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, forest fires — emissions (co2) — fao tier 1 in Argentina peaked at 20,573 kt in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1,840 kt, in 2024.

That places Argentina 47th out of 198 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 10,275 kt 5,756 kt 13,584 kt 9
2010s 6,119 kt 1,853 kt 16,432 kt 10
2020s 9,940 kt 1,840 kt 20,573 kt 5

Countries ranked near Argentina

  1. 44 Gabon 2,178 kt compare
  2. 45 Guyana 2,057 kt compare
  3. 46 Liberia 1,861 kt compare
  4. 48 Guinea-Bissau 1,621 kt compare
  5. 49 Philippines 1,403 kt compare
  6. 50 Zimbabwe 1,392 kt compare

See the full ranking of 234 places →

More climate change data for Argentina

All data for Argentina →

Frequently asked questions

What is forest fires — emissions (co2) — fao tier 1 in Argentina?
Forest fires — emissions (co2) — fao tier 1 in Argentina was 1,840 kt in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest forest fires — emissions (co2) — fao tier 1 recorded in Argentina?
The highest recorded value was 20,573 kt in 2022.
What is the lowest forest fires — emissions (co2) — fao tier 1 recorded in Argentina?
The lowest recorded value was 1,840 kt in 2024.
How does Argentina rank for forest fires — emissions (co2) — fao tier 1?
Argentina ranks 47th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
Is forest fires — emissions (co2) — fao tier 1 rising or falling in Argentina?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. 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 — Emissions (CO2) — FAO TIER 1. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 24 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).

About this data

Indicator
Forest fires — Emissions (CO2) — FAO TIER 1
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
234 places, 5,513 data points, 2001–2024
Last refreshed

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.