Other forest — Burned Area in Argentina
Argentina: Other forest — Burned Area was 14,980 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Other forest — Burned Area in Argentina, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Argentina recorded 14,980 ha for other forest — burned area in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 17.3% on the previous year and up 19.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other forest — burned area in Argentina peaked at 181,793 ha in 1999 and was at its lowest, 12,362 ha, in 2018.
Argentina ranks 26th of 219 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Other forest — Burned Area in Argentina, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 65,312 ha | — |
| 1991 | 65,312 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 65,312 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 65,312 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 65,312 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 65,312 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 155,002 ha | +137.3% |
| 1997 | 154,278 ha | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 143,180 ha | -7.2% |
| 1999 | 181,793 ha | +27.0% |
| 2000 | 108,944 ha | -40.1% |
| 2001 | 28,074 ha | -74.2% |
| 2002 | 42,194 ha | +50.3% |
| 2003 | 51,400 ha | +21.8% |
| 2004 | 94,745 ha | +84.3% |
| 2005 | 69,789 ha | -26.3% |
| 2006 | 72,448 ha | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 62,373 ha | -13.9% |
| 2008 | 107,939 ha | +73.1% |
| 2009 | 83,756 ha | -22.4% |
| 2010 | 44,314 ha | -47.1% |
| 2011 | 46,162 ha | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 40,708 ha | -11.8% |
| 2013 | 52,873 ha | +29.9% |
| 2014 | 12,534 ha | -76.3% |
| 2015 | 38,880 ha | +210.2% |
| 2016 | 18,714 ha | -51.9% |
| 2017 | 20,675 ha | +10.5% |
| 2018 | 12,362 ha | -40.2% |
| 2019 | 12,789 ha | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 138,561 ha | +983.5% |
| 2021 | 34,809 ha | -74.9% |
| 2022 | 37,007 ha | +6.3% |
| 2023 | 12,774 ha | -65.5% |
| 2024 | 14,980 ha | +17.3% |
Argentina compared with similar countries
- Argentina's 14,980 ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 85.98 ha, 174.2× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Argentina's 14,980 ha is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 21.38 ha, 700.5× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Other forest — 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 | +983.5% | 12,789 ha | 138,561 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 102,613 ha | 65,312 ha | 181,793 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 72,166 ha | 28,074 ha | 108,944 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 30,001 ha | 12,362 ha | 52,873 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 47,626 ha | 12,774 ha | 138,561 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 other forest — burned area in Argentina?
- Other forest — burned area in Argentina was 14,980 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest other forest — burned area recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 181,793 ha in 1999.
- What is the lowest other forest — burned area recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 12,362 ha in 2018.
- How does Argentina rank for other forest — burned area?
- Argentina ranks 26th out of 219 countries with data for 2024.
- Is other forest — burned area rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.5%. 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 Other forest — Burned Area. 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.