Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Paraguay
Paraguay: Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre was 0.0565 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Paraguay, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Paraguay recorded 0.0565 ha per square kilometre for forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre in 2023.
The figure is down 40.7% on the previous year and down 74.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre in Paraguay peaked at 1.02 ha per square kilometre in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.037 ha per square kilometre, in 2015.
That places Paraguay 37th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.3165 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.3165 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.3165 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.3165 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.3165 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.3165 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.3059 ha per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1997 | 0.4044 ha per square kilometre | +32.2% |
| 1998 | 0.3381 ha per square kilometre | -16.4% |
| 1999 | 0.8695 ha per square kilometre | +157.2% |
| 2000 | 0.1671 ha per square kilometre | -80.8% |
| 2001 | 0.3498 ha per square kilometre | +109.3% |
| 2002 | 0.8943 ha per square kilometre | +155.7% |
| 2003 | 0.4629 ha per square kilometre | -48.2% |
| 2004 | 0.2312 ha per square kilometre | -50.1% |
| 2005 | 0.4238 ha per square kilometre | +83.3% |
| 2006 | 0.2398 ha per square kilometre | -43.4% |
| 2007 | 1.02 ha per square kilometre | +323.6% |
| 2008 | 0.1855 ha per square kilometre | -81.7% |
| 2009 | 0.1644 ha per square kilometre | -11.4% |
| 2010 | 0.1838 ha per square kilometre | +11.8% |
| 2011 | 0.2155 ha per square kilometre | +17.2% |
| 2012 | 0.1789 ha per square kilometre | -17.0% |
| 2013 | 0.223 ha per square kilometre | +24.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0756 ha per square kilometre | -66.1% |
| 2015 | 0.037 ha per square kilometre | -51.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0698 ha per square kilometre | +88.8% |
| 2017 | 0.2873 ha per square kilometre | +311.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0867 ha per square kilometre | -69.8% |
| 2019 | 0.6137 ha per square kilometre | +607.6% |
| 2020 | 0.2182 ha per square kilometre | -64.4% |
| 2021 | 0.3366 ha per square kilometre | +54.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0952 ha per square kilometre | -71.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0565 ha per square kilometre | -40.7% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 0.0565 ha per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.004 ha per square kilometre, 14.1× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 0.0565 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0048 ha per square kilometre, 11.7× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +607.6% | 0.0867 ha per square kilometre | 0.6137 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3817 ha per square kilometre | 0.3059 ha per square kilometre | 0.8695 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4134 ha per square kilometre | 0.1644 ha per square kilometre | 1.02 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1971 ha per square kilometre | 0.037 ha per square kilometre | 0.6137 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1766 ha per square kilometre | 0.0565 ha per square kilometre | 0.3366 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
- 34 Portugal 0.0628 ha per square kilometre compare
- 35 Nigeria 0.0575 ha per square kilometre compare
- 36 Bangladesh 0.057 ha per square kilometre compare
- 38 Sierra Leone 0.0548 ha per square kilometre compare
- 39 Spain 0.0458 ha per square kilometre compare
- 40 Fiji 0.0375 ha per square kilometre compare
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 square kilometre in Paraguay?
- Forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre in Paraguay was 0.0565 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 1.02 ha per square kilometre in 2007.
- What is the lowest forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.037 ha per square kilometre in 2015.
- How does Paraguay rank for forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Paraguay ranks 37th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 74.7%. 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Forest fires — Burned Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Forest fires — Burned Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Forest fires — Burned Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.