Savanna fires — Burning crop residues in Argentina
Argentina: Savanna fires — Burning crop residues was 9.54 million t in 2024. ▼ Falling
Savanna fires — Burning crop residues in Argentina, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for savanna fires — burning crop residues in Argentina is 9.54 million t, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 11.6% on the previous year and down 17.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna fires — burning crop residues in Argentina peaked at 56.80 million t in 2000 and was at its lowest, 9.54 million t, in 2024.
Argentina ranks 27th of 221 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Savanna fires — Burning crop residues in Argentina, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 22.19 million t | — |
| 1991 | 22.19 million t | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 22.19 million t | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 22.19 million t | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 22.19 million t | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 22.19 million t | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 24.56 million t | +10.7% |
| 1997 | 26.21 million t | +6.7% |
| 1998 | 29.85 million t | +13.9% |
| 1999 | 31.12 million t | +4.2% |
| 2000 | 56.80 million t | +82.5% |
| 2001 | 42.24 million t | -25.6% |
| 2002 | 28.46 million t | -32.6% |
| 2003 | 39.29 million t | +38.0% |
| 2004 | 24.01 million t | -38.9% |
| 2005 | 18.47 million t | -23.1% |
| 2006 | 18.73 million t | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 18.56 million t | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 22.98 million t | +23.9% |
| 2009 | 16.82 million t | -26.8% |
| 2010 | 12.96 million t | -22.9% |
| 2011 | 16.43 million t | +26.7% |
| 2012 | 15.42 million t | -6.1% |
| 2013 | 13.70 million t | -11.2% |
| 2014 | 11.51 million t | -16.0% |
| 2015 | 12.41 million t | +7.9% |
| 2016 | 19.11 million t | +53.9% |
| 2017 | 28.30 million t | +48.1% |
| 2018 | 18.26 million t | -35.5% |
| 2019 | 11.86 million t | -35.1% |
| 2020 | 29.52 million t | +148.9% |
| 2021 | 12.07 million t | -59.1% |
| 2022 | 23.39 million t | +93.8% |
| 2023 | 10.79 million t | -53.9% |
| 2024 | 9.54 million t | -11.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24.48 million t | 22.19 million t | 31.12 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 28.64 million t | 16.82 million t | 56.80 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.00 million t | 11.51 million t | 28.30 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.06 million t | 9.54 million t | 29.52 million t | 5 |
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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 savanna fires — burning crop residues in Argentina?
- Savanna fires — burning crop residues in Argentina was 9.54 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest savanna fires — burning crop residues recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 56.80 million t in 2000.
- What is the lowest savanna fires — burning crop residues recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.54 million t in 2024.
- How does Argentina rank for savanna fires — burning crop residues?
- Argentina ranks 27th out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
- Is savanna fires — burning crop residues rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Argentina data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Savanna fires — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.