Commodity driven deforestation in Argentina
Argentina: Commodity driven deforestation was 126,419 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
126,419
Change on year
down 23.7%
World rank
16th
of 187 countries
All-time high
515,571
in 2008
All-time low
73,429
in 2002
Years of data
24
2001–2024
Commodity driven deforestation in Argentina, 2001–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Argentina recorded 126,419 for commodity driven deforestation in 2024.
The figure is down 23.7% on the previous year and down 30.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, commodity driven deforestation in Argentina peaked at 515,571 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 73,429, in 2002.
That places Argentina 16th out of 187 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Commodity driven deforestation in Argentina, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 108,124 | — |
| 2002 | 73,429 | -32.1% |
| 2003 | 204,182 | +178.1% |
| 2004 | 377,616 | +84.9% |
| 2005 | 313,450 | -17.0% |
| 2006 | 257,053 | -18.0% |
| 2007 | 362,889 | +41.2% |
| 2008 | 515,571 | +42.1% |
| 2009 | 258,676 | -49.8% |
| 2010 | 355,587 | +37.5% |
| 2011 | 430,721 | +21.1% |
| 2012 | 376,391 | -12.6% |
| 2013 | 260,304 | -30.8% |
| 2014 | 181,916 | -30.1% |
| 2015 | 122,854 | -32.5% |
| 2016 | 179,648 | +46.2% |
| 2017 | 187,040 | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 141,517 | -24.3% |
| 2019 | 116,132 | -17.9% |
| 2020 | 137,499 | +18.4% |
| 2021 | 148,227 | +7.8% |
| 2022 | 165,675 | +11.8% |
| 2023 | 165,794 | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 126,419 | -23.7% |
Argentina compared with similar countries
- Argentina's 126,419 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 460.26, 274.7× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Argentina's 126,419 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1,620, 78.1× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 274,554 | 73,429 | 515,571 | 9 |
| 2010s | 235,211 | 116,132 | 430,721 | 10 |
| 2020s | 148,723 | 126,419 | 165,794 | 5 |
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More environment data for Argentina
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 1.63 hectares per person (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -5.89 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.78 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.306 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.03 °C (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 27.29 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is commodity driven deforestation in Argentina?
- Commodity driven deforestation in Argentina was 126,419 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest commodity driven deforestation recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 515,571 in 2008.
- What is the lowest commodity driven deforestation recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 73,429 in 2002.
- How does Argentina rank for commodity driven deforestation?
- Argentina ranks 16th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is commodity driven deforestation rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Argentina data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Commodity driven deforestation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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