Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, per capita (Area capita) in Argentina
Argentina: Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, per capita (Area capita) was 0.0002 ha per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, per capita in Argentina, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for humid tropical forest — burned area, per capita in Argentina is 0.0002 ha per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 63.9% on the previous year and down 29.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, humid tropical forest — burned area, per capita in Argentina peaked at 0.0057 ha per person in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.0002 ha per person, in 2024.
That places Argentina 45th out of 185 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.
Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, per capita (Area capita) in Argentina, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.002 ha per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.002 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 0.002 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0019 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0019 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0019 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0027 ha per person | +41.2% |
| 1997 | 0.004 ha per person | +51.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0037 ha per person | -8.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0057 ha per person | +54.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0021 ha per person | -63.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0011 ha per person | -49.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0012 ha per person | +16.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0018 ha per person | +46.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0017 ha per person | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0014 ha per person | -19.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0008 ha per person | -39.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0019 ha per person | +131.1% |
| 2008 | 0.001 ha per person | -46.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0014 ha per person | +37.1% |
| 2010 | 0.001 ha per person | -28.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0006 ha per person | -40.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0007 ha per person | +18.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0033 ha per person | +357.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0002 ha per person | -93.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0002 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0004 ha per person | +64.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0027 ha per person | +644.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0004 ha per person | -86.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0003 ha per person | -15.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0022 ha per person | +612.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0004 ha per person | -80.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0044 ha per person | +904.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0004 ha per person | -90.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0002 ha per person | -63.9% |
Argentina compared with similar countries
- Argentina's 0.0002 ha per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0 ha per person, 33.1× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, per capita (Area 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +904.9% | 0.0004 ha per person | 0.0044 ha per person |
| 2017 | +644.9% | 0.0004 ha per person | 0.0027 ha per person |
| 2020 | +612.9% | 0.0003 ha per person | 0.0022 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0028 ha per person | 0.0019 ha per person | 0.0057 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0015 ha per person | 0.0008 ha per person | 0.0021 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.001 ha per person | 0.0002 ha per person | 0.0033 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0015 ha per person | 0.0002 ha per person | 0.0044 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Argentina
- 42 Bangladesh 0.0002 ha per person compare
- 43 Trinidad and Tobago 0.0002 ha per person compare
- 44 Fiji 0.0002 ha per person compare
- 46 Australia 0.0001 ha per person compare
- 47 New Caledonia 0.0001 ha per person compare
- 48 Panama 0.0001 ha per person compare
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 humid tropical forest — burned area, per capita in Argentina?
- Humid tropical forest — burned area, per capita in Argentina was 0.0002 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest humid tropical forest — burned area, per capita recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0057 ha per person in 1999.
- What is the lowest humid tropical forest — burned area, per capita recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 ha per person in 2024.
- How does Argentina rank for humid tropical forest — burned area, per capita?
- Argentina ranks 45th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is humid tropical forest — burned area, per capita rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.7%. 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 Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Humid tropical forest — 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.
Humid tropical forest — Burned Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Humid tropical forest — 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
Humid tropical forest — 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.