Belize vs Paraguay: Humid tropical forest — Burned Area
Belize
55,708 ha
in 2024
Paraguay
54,200 ha
in 2024
Belize rank
23rd
Paraguay rank
24th
Humid tropical forest — Burned Area over time
- Belize
- Paraguay
How they compare
Belize currently reports 55,708 ha against 54,200 ha in Paraguay, a difference of 1,508 ha.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Paraguay ahead.
Belize ranks 23rd and Paraguay ranks 24th of 218 countries.
Paraguay has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belize | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11,618 ha | 73,648 ha | 62,029 ha | Paraguay |
| 2000s | 13,500 ha | 93,468 ha | 79,968 ha | Paraguay |
| 2010s | 16,091 ha | 37,580 ha | 21,489 ha | Paraguay |
| 2020s | 22,468 ha | 47,852 ha | 25,384 ha | Paraguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher humid tropical forest — burned area, Belize or Paraguay?
- Belize, at 55,708 ha against 54,200 ha in Paraguay as of 2024.
- What is the difference in humid tropical forest — burned area between Belize and Paraguay?
- 1,508 ha, with Belize ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Paraguay?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Belize and Paraguay rank globally for humid tropical forest — burned area?
- Belize ranks 23rd and Paraguay ranks 24th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Humid tropical forest — 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.