Savanna and woody savanna — Burned Area in Paraguay
Paraguay: Savanna and woody savanna — Burned Area was 1.38 million ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Savanna and woody savanna — Burned Area in Paraguay, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Paraguay recorded 1.38 million ha for savanna and woody savanna — burned area in 2024.
The figure is down 15.5% on the previous year and up 27.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna and woody savanna — burned area in Paraguay peaked at 3.06 million ha in 2020 and was at its lowest, 406,693 ha, in 2000.
Paraguay ranks 16th of 221 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Savanna and woody savanna — Burned Area in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.70 million ha | — |
| 1991 | 1.70 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1.70 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1.70 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1.70 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1.70 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 811,260 ha | -52.3% |
| 1997 | 824,304 ha | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 938,238 ha | +13.8% |
| 1999 | 1.60 million ha | +70.7% |
| 2000 | 406,693 ha | -74.6% |
| 2001 | 2.16 million ha | +431.7% |
| 2002 | 2.56 million ha | +18.2% |
| 2003 | 2.82 million ha | +10.5% |
| 2004 | 1.53 million ha | -45.7% |
| 2005 | 2.46 million ha | +60.2% |
| 2006 | 2.15 million ha | -12.5% |
| 2007 | 3.02 million ha | +40.6% |
| 2008 | 1.80 million ha | -40.4% |
| 2009 | 1.27 million ha | -29.2% |
| 2010 | 1.28 million ha | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 1.61 million ha | +25.7% |
| 2012 | 1.33 million ha | -17.6% |
| 2013 | 1.71 million ha | +29.0% |
| 2014 | 1.08 million ha | -36.7% |
| 2015 | 976,106 ha | -10.0% |
| 2016 | 1.45 million ha | +48.3% |
| 2017 | 2.80 million ha | +93.5% |
| 2018 | 1.32 million ha | -52.8% |
| 2019 | 1.83 million ha | +38.7% |
| 2020 | 3.06 million ha | +67.2% |
| 2021 | 2.03 million ha | -33.8% |
| 2022 | 1.45 million ha | -28.5% |
| 2023 | 1.63 million ha | +12.6% |
| 2024 | 1.38 million ha | -15.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.44 million ha | 811,260 ha | 1.70 million ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.02 million ha | 406,693 ha | 3.02 million ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.54 million ha | 976,106 ha | 2.80 million ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.91 million ha | 1.38 million ha | 3.06 million ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
- 13 Australia 2.73 million ha compare
- 13 Timor-Leste 2,330 ha compare
- 14 Ethiopia 2.32 million ha compare
- 14 Syrian Arab Republic 966.09 ha compare
- 15 Congo 1.87 million ha compare
- 15 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 494.22 ha compare
- 16 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 236.24 ha compare
- 17 Ghana 1.19 million ha compare
- 17 Micronesia (Federated States of) 0 ha
- 17 Republic of Moldova 0 ha compare
- 17 Wallis and Futuna Islands 0 ha
- 17 Micronesia 0 ha
- 17 Polynesia 0 ha compare
- 18 Cambodia 1.19 million ha compare
- 18 Côte d'Ivoire 1.06 million ha compare
- 19 Cameroon 1.01 million ha 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 savanna and woody savanna — burned area in Paraguay?
- Savanna and woody savanna — burned area in Paraguay was 1.38 million ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest savanna and woody savanna — burned area recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 3.06 million ha in 2020.
- What is the lowest savanna and woody savanna — burned area recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 406,693 ha in 2000.
- How does Paraguay rank for savanna and woody savanna — burned area?
- Paraguay ranks 16th out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
- Is savanna and woody savanna — burned area rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.3%. 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 Savanna and woody savanna — Burned Area. 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.