Woody savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Argentina
Argentina: Woody savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre was 0.0596 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Woody savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Argentina, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre in Argentina stood at 0.0596 ha per square kilometre.
The figure is up 12.9% on the previous year and up 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre in Argentina peaked at 0.2234 ha per square kilometre in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0427 ha per square kilometre, in 2015.
Argentina ranks 37th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Woody savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Argentina, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0833 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.0833 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0833 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0833 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0833 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0833 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.1208 ha per square kilometre | +45.0% |
| 1997 | 0.1276 ha per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1998 | 0.121 ha per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 1999 | 0.1279 ha per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2000 | 0.1079 ha per square kilometre | -15.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0709 ha per square kilometre | -34.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0569 ha per square kilometre | -19.8% |
| 2003 | 0.1238 ha per square kilometre | +117.5% |
| 2004 | 0.1132 ha per square kilometre | -8.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0454 ha per square kilometre | -59.9% |
| 2006 | 0.06 ha per square kilometre | +32.0% |
| 2007 | 0.1019 ha per square kilometre | +69.8% |
| 2008 | 0.083 ha per square kilometre | -18.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0788 ha per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0496 ha per square kilometre | -37.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0619 ha per square kilometre | +24.7% |
| 2012 | 0.074 ha per square kilometre | +19.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0564 ha per square kilometre | -23.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0535 ha per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0427 ha per square kilometre | -20.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0664 ha per square kilometre | +55.4% |
| 2017 | 0.2234 ha per square kilometre | +236.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0524 ha per square kilometre | -76.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0607 ha per square kilometre | +15.8% |
| 2020 | 0.1343 ha per square kilometre | +121.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0547 ha per square kilometre | -59.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0528 ha per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0596 ha per square kilometre | +12.9% |
Argentina compared with similar countries
- Argentina's 0.0596 ha per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0023 ha per square kilometre, 26.1× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Argentina's 0.0596 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0103 ha per square kilometre, 5.8× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Woody savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre 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 | +236.5% | 0.0664 ha per square kilometre | 0.2234 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0997 ha per square kilometre | 0.0833 ha per square kilometre | 0.1279 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0842 ha per square kilometre | 0.0454 ha per square kilometre | 0.1238 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0741 ha per square kilometre | 0.0427 ha per square kilometre | 0.2234 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0754 ha per square kilometre | 0.0528 ha per square kilometre | 0.1343 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Argentina
- 34 Guyana 0.0651 ha per square kilometre compare
- 35 Eswatini 0.0648 ha per square kilometre compare
- 36 Uganda 0.0628 ha per square kilometre compare
- 38 Australia 0.054 ha per square kilometre compare
- 39 Panama 0.0527 ha per square kilometre compare
- 40 Costa Rica 0.0523 ha per square kilometre 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 square kilometre in Argentina?
- Woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre in Argentina was 0.0596 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2234 ha per square kilometre in 2017.
- What is the lowest woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0427 ha per square kilometre in 2015.
- How does Argentina rank for woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Argentina ranks 37th out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Woody savanna — Burned Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Woody savanna — Burned Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Woody savanna — Burned Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.