Grassland — Burning crop residues in Paraguay
Paraguay: Grassland — Burning crop residues was 932,505 t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Grassland — Burning crop residues in Paraguay, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for grassland — burning crop residues in Paraguay is 932,505 t, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 15.1% on the previous year and up 121.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, grassland — burning crop residues in Paraguay peaked at 1.84 million t in 2013 and was at its lowest, 391,564 t, in 1996.
Paraguay ranks 40th of 220 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Grassland — Burning crop residues in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 782,789 t | — |
| 1991 | 782,789 t | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 782,789 t | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 782,789 t | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 782,789 t | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 782,789 t | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 391,564 t | -50.0% |
| 1997 | 508,674 t | +29.9% |
| 1998 | 485,222 t | -4.6% |
| 1999 | 1.16 million t | +138.6% |
| 2000 | 402,501 t | -65.2% |
| 2001 | 802,675 t | +99.4% |
| 2002 | 788,293 t | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 658,086 t | -16.5% |
| 2004 | 556,314 t | -15.5% |
| 2005 | 659,992 t | +18.6% |
| 2006 | 717,433 t | +8.7% |
| 2007 | 1.31 million t | +82.1% |
| 2008 | 669,752 t | -48.7% |
| 2009 | 540,685 t | -19.3% |
| 2010 | 567,565 t | +5.0% |
| 2011 | 630,269 t | +11.0% |
| 2012 | 469,512 t | -25.5% |
| 2013 | 1.84 million t | +292.4% |
| 2014 | 420,161 t | -77.2% |
| 2015 | 416,587 t | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 570,648 t | +37.0% |
| 2017 | 1.36 million t | +138.8% |
| 2018 | 557,958 t | -59.0% |
| 2019 | 1.23 million t | +121.0% |
| 2020 | 1.07 million t | -13.6% |
| 2021 | 1.31 million t | +23.3% |
| 2022 | 861,244 t | -34.5% |
| 2023 | 809,913 t | -6.0% |
| 2024 | 932,505 t | +15.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 724,003 t | 391,564 t | 1.16 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 710,208 t | 402,501 t | 1.31 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 807,075 t | 416,587 t | 1.84 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 996,948 t | 809,913 t | 1.31 million t | 5 |
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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 — burning crop residues in Paraguay?
- Grassland — burning crop residues in Paraguay was 932,505 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest grassland — burning crop residues recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 1.84 million t in 2013.
- What is the lowest grassland — burning crop residues recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 391,564 t in 1996.
- How does Paraguay rank for grassland — burning crop residues?
- Paraguay ranks 40th out of 220 countries with data for 2024.
- Is grassland — burning crop residues 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 — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Fires consists of estimates of methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from biomass burning in a range of vegetation types and from fires in organic soils.