Woody savanna — Burning crop residues in Argentina
Argentina: Woody savanna — Burning crop residues was 540,610 t in 2024. ▼ Falling
Woody savanna — Burning crop residues in Argentina, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, woody savanna — burning crop residues in Argentina stood at 540,610 t. 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 38.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, woody savanna — burning crop residues in Argentina peaked at 3.67 million t in 2017 and was at its lowest, 540,610 t, in 2024.
Argentina ranks 21st of 220 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Woody savanna — Burning crop residues in Argentina, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.33 million t | — |
| 1991 | 1.33 million t | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1.33 million t | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1.33 million t | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1.33 million t | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1.33 million t | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1.89 million t | +41.8% |
| 1997 | 1.99 million t | +5.3% |
| 1998 | 1.85 million t | -7.1% |
| 1999 | 1.95 million t | +5.6% |
| 2000 | 1.63 million t | -16.5% |
| 2001 | 1.16 million t | -29.1% |
| 2002 | 914,480 t | -21.0% |
| 2003 | 2.02 million t | +120.9% |
| 2004 | 1.78 million t | -11.8% |
| 2005 | 723,596 t | -59.4% |
| 2006 | 899,622 t | +24.3% |
| 2007 | 1.67 million t | +85.7% |
| 2008 | 1.32 million t | -21.0% |
| 2009 | 1.29 million t | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 811,717 t | -37.1% |
| 2011 | 1.01 million t | +24.9% |
| 2012 | 1.21 million t | +19.1% |
| 2013 | 919,675 t | -23.8% |
| 2014 | 876,046 t | -4.7% |
| 2015 | 691,745 t | -21.0% |
| 2016 | 1.09 million t | +57.4% |
| 2017 | 3.67 million t | +236.6% |
| 2018 | 857,745 t | -76.6% |
| 2019 | 991,519 t | +15.6% |
| 2020 | 2.17 million t | +119.1% |
| 2021 | 879,958 t | -59.5% |
| 2022 | 850,897 t | -3.3% |
| 2023 | 975,096 t | +14.6% |
| 2024 | 540,610 t | -44.6% |
Argentina compared with similar countries
- Argentina's 540,610 t is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2,589 t, 208.8× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Argentina's 540,610 t is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4,751 t, 113.8× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Woody savanna — Burning crop residues 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 | +236.6% | 1.09 million t | 3.67 million t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.57 million t | 1.33 million t | 1.99 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.34 million t | 723,596 t | 2.02 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.21 million t | 691,745 t | 3.67 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.08 million t | 540,610 t | 2.17 million t | 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 woody savanna — burning crop residues in Argentina?
- Woody savanna — burning crop residues in Argentina was 540,610 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest woody savanna — burning crop residues recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 3.67 million t in 2017.
- What is the lowest woody savanna — burning crop residues recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 540,610 t in 2024.
- How does Argentina rank for woody savanna — burning crop residues?
- Argentina ranks 21st out of 220 countries with data for 2024.
- Is woody savanna — burning crop residues rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.3%. 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 Woody savanna — 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.