Australia vs Paraguay: Savanna and woody savanna — Burned Area
Australia
2.73 million ha
in 2024
Paraguay
1.38 million ha
in 2024
Australia rank
13th
Paraguay rank
16th
Savanna and woody savanna — Burned Area over time
- Australia
- Paraguay
How they compare
Australia currently reports 2.73 million ha against 1.38 million ha in Paraguay, a difference of 1.35 million ha.
That makes Australia's figure about 2.0 times Paraguay's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 13th and Paraguay ranks 16th of 221 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.88 million ha | 1.44 million ha | 9.44 million ha | Australia |
| 2000s | 6.89 million ha | 2.02 million ha | 4.87 million ha | Australia |
| 2010s | 5.10 million ha | 1.54 million ha | 3.56 million ha | Australia |
| 2020s | 3.45 million ha | 1.91 million ha | 1.54 million ha | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna and woody savanna — burned area, Australia or Paraguay?
- Australia, at 2.73 million ha against 1.38 million ha in Paraguay as of 2024.
- What is the difference in savanna and woody savanna — burned area between Australia and Paraguay?
- 1.35 million ha, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Paraguay?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Paraguay rank globally for savanna and woody savanna — burned area?
- Australia ranks 13th and Paraguay ranks 16th of 221 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Savanna and woody savanna — 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.