Colombia vs Paraguay: Savanna fires — Burning crop residues
Colombia
9.35 million t
in 2024
Paraguay
10.38 million t
in 2024
Colombia rank
29th
Paraguay rank
26th
Savanna fires — Burning crop residues over time
- Colombia
- Paraguay
How they compare
Paraguay currently reports 10.38 million t against 9.35 million t in Colombia, a difference of 1.03 million t.
That makes Paraguay's figure about 1.1 times Colombia's.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Paraguay ahead.
Colombia ranks 29th and Paraguay ranks 26th 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 | 9.23 million t | 10.62 million t | 1.39 million t | Paraguay |
| 2000s | 15.16 million t | 14.57 million t | 590,283 t | Colombia |
| 2010s | 10.84 million t | 11.41 million t | 572,474 t | Paraguay |
| 2020s | 10.43 million t | 14.21 million t | 3.78 million t | Paraguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna fires — burning crop residues, Colombia or Paraguay?
- Paraguay, at 10.38 million t against 9.35 million t in Colombia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in savanna fires — burning crop residues between Colombia and Paraguay?
- 1.03 million t, 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 — burning crop residues?
- Colombia ranks 29th and Paraguay ranks 26th of 221 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Savanna fires — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter). 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.