Grassland — Burned Area, per capita in Paraguay
Paraguay: Grassland — Burned Area, per capita was 0.0259 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Grassland — Burned Area, per capita in Paraguay, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
In 2024, grassland — burned area, per capita in Paraguay stood at 0.0259 ha per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.7% on the previous year and up 94.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, grassland — burned area, per capita in Paraguay peaked at 0.0592 ha per person in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.013 ha per person, in 2015.
That places Paraguay 32nd out of 187 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Grassland — Burned Area, per capita in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0373 ha per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0363 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0354 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0345 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0337 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0329 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0161 ha per person | -51.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0204 ha per person | +27.0% |
| 1998 | 0.019 ha per person | -6.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0445 ha per person | +133.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0152 ha per person | -65.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0298 ha per person | +96.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0288 ha per person | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0238 ha per person | -17.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0199 ha per person | -16.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0233 ha per person | +17.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0251 ha per person | +7.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0452 ha per person | +80.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0229 ha per person | -49.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0183 ha per person | -20.1% |
| 2010 | 0.019 ha per person | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0208 ha per person | +9.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0153 ha per person | -26.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0592 ha per person | +286.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0133 ha per person | -77.5% |
| 2015 | 0.013 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0176 ha per person | +35.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0413 ha per person | +135.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0167 ha per person | -59.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0364 ha per person | +118.1% |
| 2020 | 0.031 ha per person | -14.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0378 ha per person | +21.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0245 ha per person | -35.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0228 ha per person | -7.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0259 ha per person | +13.7% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 0.0259 ha per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0004 ha per person, 64.2× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 0.0259 ha per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0006 ha per person, 40.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Grassland — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +286.8% | 0.0153 ha per person | 0.0592 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.031 ha per person | 0.0161 ha per person | 0.0445 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0252 ha per person | 0.0152 ha per person | 0.0452 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0253 ha per person | 0.013 ha per person | 0.0592 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0284 ha per person | 0.0228 ha per person | 0.0378 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 grassland — burned area, per capita in Paraguay?
- Grassland — burned area, per capita in Paraguay was 0.0259 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest grassland — burned area, per capita recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0592 ha per person in 2013.
- What is the lowest grassland — burned area, per capita recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.013 ha per person in 2015.
- How does Paraguay rank for grassland — burned area, per capita?
- Paraguay ranks 32nd out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is grassland — burned area, per capita rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 94.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Paraguay data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Grassland — Burned Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Grassland — 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.
Grassland — Burned Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Grassland — 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
Grassland — 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.