Savanna and woody savanna — Burned Area in Paraguay

Paraguay: Savanna and woody savanna — Burned Area was 1.38 million ha in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
1.38 million ha
Change on year
down 15.5%
World rank
16th
of 221 countries
All-time high
3.06 million ha
in 2020
All-time low
406,693 ha
in 2000
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Savanna and woody savanna — Burned Area in Paraguay, 1990–2024

01.0M2.0M3.0M1990200720241990: 1.7M ha1991: 1.7M ha1992: 1.7M ha1993: 1.7M ha1994: 1.7M ha1995: 1.7M ha1996: 811.3k ha1997: 824.3k ha1998: 938.2k ha1999: 1.6M ha2000: 406.7k ha2001: 2.2M ha2002: 2.6M ha2003: 2.8M ha2004: 1.5M ha2005: 2.5M ha2006: 2.1M ha2007: 3.0M ha2008: 1.8M ha2009: 1.3M ha2010: 1.3M ha2011: 1.6M ha2012: 1.3M ha2013: 1.7M ha2014: 1.1M ha2015: 976.1k ha2016: 1.4M ha2017: 2.8M ha2018: 1.3M ha2019: 1.8M ha2020: 3.1M ha2021: 2.0M ha2022: 1.5M ha2023: 1.6M ha2024: 1.4M ha

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

Annual values for Savanna and woody savanna — Burned Area in Paraguay, 1990 to 2024.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 13 Australia 2.73 million ha compare
  2. 13 Timor-Leste 2,330 ha compare
  3. 14 Ethiopia 2.32 million ha compare
  4. 14 Syrian Arab Republic 966.09 ha compare
  5. 15 Congo 1.87 million ha compare
  6. 15 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 494.22 ha compare
  7. 16 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 236.24 ha compare
  8. 17 Ghana 1.19 million ha compare
  9. 17 Micronesia (Federated States of) 0 ha
  10. 17 Republic of Moldova 0 ha compare
  11. 17 Wallis and Futuna Islands 0 ha
  12. 17 Micronesia 0 ha
  13. 17 Polynesia 0 ha compare
  14. 18 Cambodia 1.19 million ha compare
  15. 18 Côte d'Ivoire 1.06 million ha compare
  16. 19 Cameroon 1.01 million ha compare

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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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Indicator
Savanna and woody savanna — Burned Area
Unit
ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
274 places, 9,364 data points, 1990–2024
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