Cambodia vs Paraguay: Savanna fires — Burned Area
Cambodia
1.45 million ha
in 2024
Paraguay
1.56 million ha
in 2024
Cambodia rank
29th
Paraguay rank
27th
Savanna fires — Burned Area over time
- Cambodia
- Paraguay
How they compare
Paraguay currently reports 1.56 million ha against 1.45 million ha in Cambodia, a difference of 108,360 ha.
That makes Paraguay's figure about 1.1 times Cambodia's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Paraguay ahead.
Cambodia ranks 29th and Paraguay ranks 27th of 221 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Cambodia averaged higher in 1 and Paraguay in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cambodia | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.72 million ha | 1.59 million ha | 128,962 ha | Cambodia |
| 2000s | 1.42 million ha | 2.15 million ha | 736,704 ha | Paraguay |
| 2010s | 1.50 million ha | 1.70 million ha | 193,169 ha | Paraguay |
| 2020s | 1.35 million ha | 2.10 million ha | 750,694 ha | Paraguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna fires — burned area, Cambodia or Paraguay?
- Paraguay, at 1.56 million ha against 1.45 million ha in Cambodia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in savanna fires — burned area between Cambodia and Paraguay?
- 108,360 ha, with Paraguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cambodia and Paraguay?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Cambodia and Paraguay rank globally for savanna fires — burned area?
- Cambodia ranks 29th and Paraguay ranks 27th of 221 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Savanna 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.