Eastern Asia vs Paraguay: Forest fires — Burned Area
Eastern Asia
98,660 ha
in 2024
Paraguay
178,192 ha
in 2024
Eastern Asia rank
20th
Paraguay rank
17th
Forest fires — Burned Area over time
- Eastern Asia
- Paraguay
How they compare
Paraguay currently reports 178,192 ha against 98,660 ha in Eastern Asia, a difference of 79,532 ha.
That makes Paraguay's figure about 1.8 times Eastern Asia's.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Eastern Asia ahead.
Eastern Asia ranks 20th and Paraguay ranks 17th of 31 groups.
Eastern Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eastern Asia | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 190,764 ha | 151,644 ha | 39,120 ha | Eastern Asia |
| 2000s | 177,373 ha | 164,262 ha | 13,112 ha | Eastern Asia |
| 2010s | 112,629 ha | 78,325 ha | 34,304 ha | Eastern Asia |
| 2020s | 92,280 ha | 91,734 ha | 545.8 ha | Eastern Asia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest fires — burned area, Eastern Asia or Paraguay?
- Paraguay, at 178,192 ha against 98,660 ha in Eastern Asia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in forest fires — burned area between Eastern Asia and Paraguay?
- 79,532 ha, with Paraguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eastern Asia and Paraguay?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Eastern Asia and Paraguay rank globally for forest fires — burned area?
- Eastern Asia ranks 20th and Paraguay ranks 17th of 31 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Forest fires — Burned Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.