Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita in Paraguay
Paraguay: Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita was 0.0257 ha per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita in Paraguay, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
Paraguay recorded 0.0257 ha per person for forest fires — burned area, per capita in 2024.
That represents a change of up 687.2% on the previous year and up 419.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — burned area, per capita in Paraguay peaked at 0.0726 ha per person in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.0024 ha per person, in 2015.
Paraguay ranks 9th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0312 ha per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0303 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0296 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0288 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0281 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0275 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0259 ha per person | -5.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0335 ha per person | +29.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0274 ha per person | -18.2% |
| 1999 | 0.069 ha per person | +151.9% |
| 2000 | 0.013 ha per person | -81.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0268 ha per person | +105.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0675 ha per person | +152.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0345 ha per person | -48.9% |
| 2004 | 0.017 ha per person | -50.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0309 ha per person | +81.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0173 ha per person | -44.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0726 ha per person | +319.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0131 ha per person | -81.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0115 ha per person | -12.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0127 ha per person | +10.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0147 ha per person | +15.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0121 ha per person | -18.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0148 ha per person | +22.9% |
| 2014 | 0.005 ha per person | -66.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0024 ha per person | -51.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0044 ha per person | +86.1% |
| 2017 | 0.018 ha per person | +305.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0054 ha per person | -70.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0374 ha per person | +598.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0131 ha per person | -64.9% |
| 2021 | 0.02 ha per person | +52.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0056 ha per person | -72.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0033 ha per person | -41.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0257 ha per person | +687.2% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 0.0257 ha per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0001 ha per person, 269.2× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 0.0257 ha per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0002 ha per person, 137.2× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita in Paraguay changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | +687.2% | 0.0033 ha per person | 0.0257 ha per person |
| 2019 | +598.1% | 0.0054 ha per person | 0.0374 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0331 ha per person | 0.0259 ha per person | 0.069 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0304 ha per person | 0.0115 ha per person | 0.0726 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0127 ha per person | 0.0024 ha per person | 0.0374 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0135 ha per person | 0.0033 ha per person | 0.0257 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
More climate change data for Paraguay
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 195.39 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 39,110 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 8,239 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 30,871 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 31.09 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,103 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 2,344 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2,010 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 333.84 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 7.58 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest fires — burned area, per capita in Paraguay?
- Forest fires — burned area, per capita in Paraguay was 0.0257 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest fires — burned area, per capita recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0726 ha per person in 2007.
- What is the lowest forest fires — burned area, per capita recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0024 ha per person in 2015.
- How does Paraguay rank for forest fires — burned area, per capita?
- Paraguay ranks 9th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest fires — burned area, per capita rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 419.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Paraguay data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Forest fires — Burned Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Forest fires — Burned Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Forest fires — Burned Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Forest fires — Burned Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.