Colombia vs Paraguay: Savanna — Burned Area
Colombia
941,530 ha
in 2024
Paraguay
1.16 million ha
in 2024
Colombia rank
20th
Paraguay rank
17th
Savanna — Burned Area over time
- Colombia
- Paraguay
How they compare
Paraguay currently reports 1.16 million ha against 941,530 ha in Colombia, a difference of 220,540 ha.
That makes Paraguay's figure about 1.2 times Colombia's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Paraguay ahead.
Colombia ranks 20th and Paraguay ranks 17th of 221 countries.
Paraguay has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 800,066 ha | 979,987 ha | 179,922 ha | Paraguay |
| 2000s | 1.66 million ha | 1.75 million ha | 88,006 ha | Paraguay |
| 2010s | 1.14 million ha | 1.36 million ha | 218,459 ha | Paraguay |
| 2020s | 1.06 million ha | 1.74 million ha | 685,687 ha | Paraguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna — burned area, Colombia or Paraguay?
- Paraguay, at 1.16 million ha against 941,530 ha in Colombia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in savanna — burned area between Colombia and Paraguay?
- 220,540 ha, with Paraguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Paraguay?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Colombia and Paraguay rank globally for savanna — burned area?
- Colombia ranks 20th and Paraguay ranks 17th of 221 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as 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.