Colombia vs Paraguay: Savanna fires — Burned Area
Colombia
1.47 million ha
in 2024
Paraguay
1.56 million ha
in 2024
Colombia rank
28th
Paraguay rank
27th
Savanna fires — Burned Area over time
- Colombia
- Paraguay
How they compare
Paraguay currently reports 1.56 million ha against 1.47 million ha in Colombia, a difference of 89,550 ha.
That makes Paraguay's figure about 1.1 times Colombia's.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Paraguay ahead.
Colombia ranks 28th and Paraguay ranks 27th of 221 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 1 and Paraguay in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.45 million ha | 1.59 million ha | 143,164 ha | Paraguay |
| 2000s | 2.32 million ha | 2.15 million ha | 161,295 ha | Colombia |
| 2010s | 1.68 million ha | 1.70 million ha | 18,603 ha | Paraguay |
| 2020s | 1.64 million ha | 2.10 million ha | 467,732 ha | Paraguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna fires — burned area, Colombia or Paraguay?
- Paraguay, at 1.56 million ha against 1.47 million ha in Colombia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in savanna fires — burned area between Colombia and Paraguay?
- 89,550 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 fires — burned area?
- Colombia ranks 28th 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.