Grassland — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Paraguay
Paraguay: Grassland — Burned Area, per square kilometre was 0.3933 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Grassland — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Paraguay, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for grassland — burned area, per square kilometre in Paraguay is 0.3933 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 6.0% on the previous year and down 55.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, grassland — burned area, per square kilometre in Paraguay peaked at 0.8917 ha per square kilometre in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.1895 ha per square kilometre, in 1996.
Paraguay ranks 43rd of 187 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Grassland — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.3789 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.3789 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.3789 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.3789 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.3789 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.3789 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.1895 ha per square kilometre | -50.0% |
| 1997 | 0.2462 ha per square kilometre | +29.9% |
| 1998 | 0.2349 ha per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 1999 | 0.5604 ha per square kilometre | +138.6% |
| 2000 | 0.1948 ha per square kilometre | -65.2% |
| 2001 | 0.3885 ha per square kilometre | +99.4% |
| 2002 | 0.3816 ha per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 0.3185 ha per square kilometre | -16.5% |
| 2004 | 0.2693 ha per square kilometre | -15.5% |
| 2005 | 0.3195 ha per square kilometre | +18.6% |
| 2006 | 0.3473 ha per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 2007 | 0.6323 ha per square kilometre | +82.1% |
| 2008 | 0.3242 ha per square kilometre | -48.7% |
| 2009 | 0.2617 ha per square kilometre | -19.3% |
| 2010 | 0.2747 ha per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2011 | 0.3051 ha per square kilometre | +11.0% |
| 2012 | 0.2273 ha per square kilometre | -25.5% |
| 2013 | 0.8917 ha per square kilometre | +292.4% |
| 2014 | 0.2034 ha per square kilometre | -77.2% |
| 2015 | 0.2016 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.2762 ha per square kilometre | +37.0% |
| 2017 | 0.6595 ha per square kilometre | +138.8% |
| 2018 | 0.2701 ha per square kilometre | -59.0% |
| 2019 | 0.597 ha per square kilometre | +121.0% |
| 2020 | 0.516 ha per square kilometre | -13.6% |
| 2021 | 0.6365 ha per square kilometre | +23.3% |
| 2022 | 0.4182 ha per square kilometre | -34.3% |
| 2023 | 0.3933 ha per square kilometre | -6.0% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 0.3933 ha per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0191 ha per square kilometre, 20.6× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 0.3933 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0315 ha per square kilometre, 12.5× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Grassland — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +292.4% | 0.2273 ha per square kilometre | 0.8917 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3504 ha per square kilometre | 0.1895 ha per square kilometre | 0.5604 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3438 ha per square kilometre | 0.1948 ha per square kilometre | 0.6323 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3907 ha per square kilometre | 0.2016 ha per square kilometre | 0.8917 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.491 ha per square kilometre | 0.3933 ha per square kilometre | 0.6365 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
- 40 Colombia 0.4181 ha per square kilometre compare
- 41 Brazil 0.4153 ha per square kilometre compare
- 42 Eritrea 0.4111 ha per square kilometre compare
- 44 Guyana 0.3847 ha per square kilometre compare
- 45 Greece 0.3442 ha per square kilometre compare
- 46 North Macedonia 0.3435 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 grassland — burned area, per square kilometre in Paraguay?
- Grassland — burned area, per square kilometre in Paraguay was 0.3933 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest grassland — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8917 ha per square kilometre in 2013.
- What is the lowest grassland — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1895 ha per square kilometre in 1996.
- How does Paraguay rank for grassland — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Paraguay ranks 43rd out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is grassland — burned area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 55.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Paraguay data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Grassland — Burned Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Grassland — 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.
Grassland — Burned Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Grassland — 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
Grassland — 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.