Savanna and woody savanna — Burning crop residues in Paraguay
Paraguay: Savanna and woody savanna — Burning crop residues was 9.45 million t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Savanna and woody savanna — Burning crop residues in Paraguay, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Paraguay recorded 9.45 million t for savanna and woody savanna — burning crop residues in 2024.
That represents a change of down 16.6% on the previous year and up 26.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna and woody savanna — burning crop residues in Paraguay peaked at 21.22 million t in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.56 million t, 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 — Burning crop residues in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 11.62 million t | — |
| 1991 | 11.62 million t | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 11.62 million t | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 11.62 million t | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 11.62 million t | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 11.62 million t | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 5.03 million t | -56.7% |
| 1997 | 5.14 million t | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 5.88 million t | +14.5% |
| 1999 | 10.30 million t | +75.0% |
| 2000 | 2.56 million t | -75.2% |
| 2001 | 14.82 million t | +479.8% |
| 2002 | 17.43 million t | +17.7% |
| 2003 | 19.54 million t | +12.1% |
| 2004 | 10.55 million t | -46.0% |
| 2005 | 16.88 million t | +60.0% |
| 2006 | 14.78 million t | -12.4% |
| 2007 | 20.82 million t | +40.9% |
| 2008 | 12.40 million t | -40.4% |
| 2009 | 8.74 million t | -29.5% |
| 2010 | 8.81 million t | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 11.08 million t | +25.8% |
| 2012 | 9.14 million t | -17.5% |
| 2013 | 11.77 million t | +28.7% |
| 2014 | 7.47 million t | -36.5% |
| 2015 | 6.72 million t | -10.1% |
| 2016 | 10.02 million t | +49.2% |
| 2017 | 19.32 million t | +92.8% |
| 2018 | 9.16 million t | -52.6% |
| 2019 | 12.55 million t | +37.0% |
| 2020 | 21.22 million t | +69.1% |
| 2021 | 14.00 million t | -34.0% |
| 2022 | 10.08 million t | -28.0% |
| 2023 | 11.32 million t | +12.3% |
| 2024 | 9.45 million t | -16.6% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 9.45 million t is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 9,323 t, 1013.2× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 9.45 million t is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 20,781 t, 454.5× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Savanna and woody savanna — Burning crop residues 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +479.8% | 2.56 million t | 14.82 million t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.61 million t | 5.03 million t | 11.62 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.85 million t | 2.56 million t | 20.82 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.60 million t | 6.72 million t | 19.32 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.21 million t | 9.45 million t | 21.22 million t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
- 13 Ethiopia 16.18 million t compare
- 13 Timor-Leste 14,002 t compare
- 14 Canada 13.56 million t compare
- 14 Syrian Arab Republic 3,858 t compare
- 15 Congo 12.84 million t compare
- 15 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 1,700 t compare
- 16 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 1,155 t compare
- 17 Ghana 8.34 million t compare
- 17 Micronesia (Federated States of) 0 t
- 17 Republic of Moldova 0 t compare
- 17 Wallis and Futuna Islands 0 t
- 17 Micronesia 0 t
- 17 Polynesia 0 t
- 18 Cambodia 8.18 million t compare
- 18 Côte d'Ivoire 7.40 million t compare
- 19 Cameroon 7.01 million t 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 — burning crop residues in Paraguay?
- Savanna and woody savanna — burning crop residues in Paraguay was 9.45 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest savanna and woody savanna — burning crop residues recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 21.22 million t in 2020.
- What is the lowest savanna and woody savanna — burning crop residues recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.56 million t in 2000.
- How does Paraguay rank for savanna and woody savanna — burning crop residues?
- Paraguay ranks 16th out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
- Is savanna and woody savanna — burning crop residues rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.4%. 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 — 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.