Grassland — Burned Area in Paraguay

Paraguay: Grassland — Burned Area was 179,328 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
179,328 ha
Change on year
up 15.1%
World rank
40th
of 215 countries
All-time high
354,288 ha
in 2013
All-time low
75,301 ha
in 1996
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Grassland — Burned Area in Paraguay, 1990–2024

100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k1990200720241990: 150.5k ha1991: 150.5k ha1992: 150.5k ha1993: 150.5k ha1994: 150.5k ha1995: 150.5k ha1996: 75.3k ha1997: 97.8k ha1998: 93.3k ha1999: 222.7k ha2000: 77.4k ha2001: 154.4k ha2002: 151.6k ha2003: 126.6k ha2004: 107.0k ha2005: 126.9k ha2006: 138.0k ha2007: 251.2k ha2008: 128.8k ha2009: 104.0k ha2010: 109.1k ha2011: 121.2k ha2012: 90.3k ha2013: 354.3k ha2014: 80.8k ha2015: 80.1k ha2016: 109.7k ha2017: 262.0k ha2018: 107.3k ha2019: 237.2k ha2020: 205.0k ha2021: 252.9k ha2022: 165.6k ha2023: 155.8k ha2024: 179.3k ha

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.

Analysis

Paraguay recorded 179,328 ha for grassland — burned area in 2024.

The figure is up 15.1% on the previous year and up 121.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, grassland — burned area in Paraguay peaked at 354,288 ha in 2013 and was at its lowest, 75,301 ha, in 1996.

Paraguay ranks 40th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 139,231 ha 75,301 ha 222,662 ha 10
2000s 136,578 ha 77,404 ha 251,221 ha 10
2010s 155,207 ha 80,113 ha 354,288 ha 10
2020s 191,721 ha 155,752 ha 252,879 ha 5

Countries ranked near Paraguay

  1. 37 Kenya 292,072 ha compare
  2. 38 Mongolia 262,973 ha compare
  3. 39 Cambodia 259,964 ha compare
  4. 41 Mauritania 176,086 ha compare
  5. 42 Ukraine 153,676 ha compare
  6. 43 Mexico 152,017 ha compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is grassland — burned area in Paraguay?
Grassland — burned area in Paraguay was 179,328 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest grassland — burned area recorded in Paraguay?
The highest recorded value was 354,288 ha in 2013.
What is the lowest grassland — burned area recorded in Paraguay?
The lowest recorded value was 75,301 ha in 1996.
How does Paraguay rank for grassland — burned area?
Paraguay ranks 40th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
Is grassland — burned area rising or falling in Paraguay?
Over the last ten years it is up 121.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Paraguay data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Grassland — Burned Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Grassland — Burned Area
Unit
ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
273 places, 9,329 data points, 1990–2024
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