Cambodia vs Paraguay: Woody savanna — Burned Area
Cambodia
158,309 ha
in 2024
Paraguay
218,578 ha
in 2024
Cambodia rank
15th
Paraguay rank
12th
Woody savanna — Burned Area over time
- Cambodia
- Paraguay
How they compare
Paraguay currently reports 218,578 ha against 158,309 ha in Cambodia, a difference of 60,269 ha.
That makes Paraguay's figure about 1.4 times Cambodia's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Cambodia ahead.
Cambodia ranks 15th and Paraguay ranks 12th of 220 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Cambodia averaged higher in 2 and Paraguay in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cambodia | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 983,844 ha | 457,806 ha | 526,037 ha | Cambodia |
| 2000s | 370,637 ha | 272,306 ha | 98,332 ha | Cambodia |
| 2010s | 170,721 ha | 178,690 ha | 7,969 ha | Paraguay |
| 2020s | 125,584 ha | 169,799 ha | 44,215 ha | Paraguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher woody savanna — burned area, Cambodia or Paraguay?
- Paraguay, at 218,578 ha against 158,309 ha in Cambodia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in woody savanna — burned area between Cambodia and Paraguay?
- 60,269 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 woody savanna — burned area?
- Cambodia ranks 15th and Paraguay ranks 12th of 220 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as 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.