Woody savanna — Burned Area, per capita in Argentina
Argentina: Woody savanna — Burned Area, per capita was 0.002 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Woody savanna — Burned Area, per capita in Argentina, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
Argentina recorded 0.002 ha per person for woody savanna — burned area, per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 44.6% on the previous year and down 41.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, woody savanna — burned area, per capita in Argentina peaked at 0.0138 ha per person in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.002 ha per person, in 2024.
That places Argentina 31st out of 187 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Woody savanna — Burned Area, per capita in Argentina, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.007 ha per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0069 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0068 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0067 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0066 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0065 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0093 ha per person | +43.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0097 ha per person | +4.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0091 ha per person | -6.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0095 ha per person | +4.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0079 ha per person | -16.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0052 ha per person | -35.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0041 ha per person | -20.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0088 ha per person | +115.3% |
| 2004 | 0.008 ha per person | -9.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0032 ha per person | -60.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0041 ha per person | +30.7% |
| 2007 | 0.007 ha per person | +68.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0056 ha per person | -19.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0053 ha per person | -6.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0033 ha per person | -37.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0041 ha per person | +23.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0048 ha per person | +18.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0036 ha per person | -24.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0034 ha per person | -6.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0027 ha per person | -20.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0041 ha per person | +53.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0138 ha per person | +233.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0032 ha per person | -76.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0037 ha per person | +15.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0081 ha per person | +120.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0033 ha per person | -59.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0032 ha per person | -3.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0036 ha per person | +12.6% |
| 2024 | 0.002 ha per person | -44.6% |
Argentina compared with similar countries
- Argentina's 0.002 ha per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0001 ha per person, 18.5× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Argentina's 0.002 ha per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0004 ha per person, 4.8× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Woody savanna — Burned Area, per 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +233.5% | 0.0041 ha per person | 0.0138 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0078 ha per person | 0.0065 ha per person | 0.0097 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0059 ha per person | 0.0032 ha per person | 0.0088 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0047 ha per person | 0.0027 ha per person | 0.0138 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.004 ha per person | 0.002 ha per person | 0.0081 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Argentina
- 28 Thailand 0.0024 ha per person compare
- 29 Guinea 0.0021 ha per person compare
- 30 North Macedonia 0.0021 ha per person compare
- 32 Cuba 0.0015 ha per person compare
- 33 Costa Rica 0.0014 ha per person compare
- 34 New Caledonia 0.0014 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 woody savanna — burned area, per capita in Argentina?
- Woody savanna — burned area, per capita in Argentina was 0.002 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest woody savanna — burned area, per capita recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0138 ha per person in 2017.
- What is the lowest woody savanna — burned area, per capita recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.002 ha per person in 2024.
- How does Argentina rank for woody savanna — burned area, per capita?
- Argentina ranks 31st out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is woody savanna — burned area, per capita rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Argentina data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Woody savanna — Burned Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Woody savanna — 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.
Woody savanna — Burned Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Woody savanna — 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
Woody savanna — 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.