Humid tropical forest — Burning crop residues in Argentina
Argentina: Humid tropical forest — Burning crop residues was 385,951 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Humid tropical forest — Burning crop residues in Argentina, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Argentina recorded 385,951 t for humid tropical forest — burning crop residues in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 63.8% on the previous year and down 25.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, humid tropical forest — burning crop residues in Argentina peaked at 11.35 million t in 1999 and was at its lowest, 385,951 t, in 2024.
That places Argentina 41st out of 218 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 — Burning crop residues in Argentina, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3.58 million t | — |
| 1991 | 3.58 million t | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 3.58 million t | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 3.58 million t | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 3.58 million t | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 3.58 million t | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 5.12 million t | +43.0% |
| 1997 | 7.86 million t | +53.4% |
| 1998 | 7.26 million t | -7.6% |
| 1999 | 11.35 million t | +56.4% |
| 2000 | 4.23 million t | -62.8% |
| 2001 | 2.15 million t | -49.1% |
| 2002 | 2.53 million t | +17.4% |
| 2003 | 3.74 million t | +48.1% |
| 2004 | 3.65 million t | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 2.95 million t | -19.0% |
| 2006 | 1.81 million t | -38.8% |
| 2007 | 4.22 million t | +133.4% |
| 2008 | 2.26 million t | -46.4% |
| 2009 | 3.14 million t | +38.6% |
| 2010 | 2.25 million t | -28.2% |
| 2011 | 1.36 million t | -39.4% |
| 2012 | 1.63 million t | +19.4% |
| 2013 | 7.52 million t | +361.7% |
| 2014 | 516,881 t | -93.1% |
| 2015 | 521,450 t | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 865,604 t | +66.0% |
| 2017 | 6.50 million t | +651.5% |
| 2018 | 886,598 t | -86.4% |
| 2019 | 752,177 t | -15.2% |
| 2020 | 5.39 million t | +616.4% |
| 2021 | 1.08 million t | -79.9% |
| 2022 | 10.89 million t | +907.0% |
| 2023 | 1.07 million t | -90.2% |
| 2024 | 385,951 t | -63.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.31 million t | 3.58 million t | 11.35 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.07 million t | 1.81 million t | 4.23 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.28 million t | 516,881 t | 7.52 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.76 million t | 385,951 t | 10.89 million t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Argentina
- 38 Ghana 525,021 t compare
- 39 Sierra Leone 491,511 t compare
- 40 Papua New Guinea 408,160 t compare
- 42 Cuba 330,087 t compare
- 43 Costa Rica 275,274 t compare
- 44 Philippines 263,840 t 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 — burning crop residues in Argentina?
- Humid tropical forest — burning crop residues in Argentina was 385,951 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest humid tropical forest — burning crop residues recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 11.35 million t in 1999.
- What is the lowest humid tropical forest — burning crop residues recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 385,951 t in 2024.
- How does Argentina rank for humid tropical forest — burning crop residues?
- Argentina ranks 41st out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is humid tropical forest — burning crop residues rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.3%. 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 Humid tropical forest — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.