Ethiopia vs Paraguay: Forest fires — Burned Area
Ethiopia
140,455 ha
in 2024
Paraguay
178,192 ha
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
19th
Paraguay rank
17th
Forest fires — Burned Area over time
- Ethiopia
- Paraguay
How they compare
Paraguay currently reports 178,192 ha against 140,455 ha in Ethiopia, a difference of 37,737 ha.
That makes Paraguay's figure about 1.3 times Ethiopia's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Ethiopia ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 19th and Paraguay ranks 17th of 219 countries.
Ethiopia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 196,668 ha | 162,744 ha | 33,924 ha | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | 210,009 ha | 164,262 ha | 45,747 ha | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 168,800 ha | 78,325 ha | 90,475 ha | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 188,791 ha | 91,734 ha | 97,057 ha | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest fires — burned area, Ethiopia or Paraguay?
- Paraguay, at 178,192 ha against 140,455 ha in Ethiopia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in forest fires — burned area between Ethiopia and Paraguay?
- 37,737 ha, with Paraguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Paraguay?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2024.
- How do Ethiopia and Paraguay rank globally for forest fires — burned area?
- Ethiopia ranks 19th and Paraguay ranks 17th of 219 countries.
- 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.