Northern America vs Paraguay: Savanna and woody savanna — Burned Area
Northern America
4.51 million ha
in 2024
Paraguay
1.38 million ha
in 2024
Northern America rank
14th
Paraguay rank
16th
Savanna and woody savanna — Burned Area over time
- Northern America
- Paraguay
How they compare
Northern America currently reports 4.51 million ha against 1.38 million ha in Paraguay, a difference of 3.13 million ha.
That makes Northern America's figure about 3.3 times Paraguay's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Northern America ahead.
Northern America ranks 14th and Paraguay ranks 16th of 31 groups.
Across the 4 decades both report, Northern America averaged higher in 3 and Paraguay in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Northern America | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.67 million ha | 1.44 million ha | 233,784 ha | Northern America |
| 2000s | 2.01 million ha | 2.02 million ha | 4,030 ha | Paraguay |
| 2010s | 2.54 million ha | 1.54 million ha | 1.00 million ha | Northern America |
| 2020s | 4.39 million ha | 1.91 million ha | 2.48 million ha | Northern America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna and woody savanna — burned area, Northern America or Paraguay?
- Northern America, at 4.51 million ha against 1.38 million ha in Paraguay as of 2024.
- What is the difference in savanna and woody savanna — burned area between Northern America and Paraguay?
- 3.13 million ha, with Northern America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Northern America and Paraguay?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Northern America and Paraguay rank globally for savanna and woody savanna — burned area?
- Northern America ranks 14th and Paraguay ranks 16th of 31 groups.
- 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.