Savanna — Burned Area in Paraguay
Paraguay: Savanna — Burned Area was 1.16 million ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Savanna — Burned Area in Paraguay, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, savanna — burned area in Paraguay stood at 1.16 million ha.
The figure is down 23.5% on the previous year and up 20.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna — burned area in Paraguay peaked at 2.83 million ha in 2020 and was at its lowest, 115,032 ha, in 2000.
That places Paraguay 17th out of 221 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Savanna — Burned Area in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.42 million ha | — |
| 1991 | 1.42 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1.42 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1.42 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1.42 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1.42 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 162,780 ha | -88.5% |
| 1997 | 194,703 ha | +19.6% |
| 1998 | 254,675 ha | +30.8% |
| 1999 | 688,236 ha | +170.2% |
| 2000 | 115,032 ha | -83.3% |
| 2001 | 1.84 million ha | +1500.1% |
| 2002 | 2.10 million ha | +14.1% |
| 2003 | 2.61 million ha | +24.0% |
| 2004 | 1.35 million ha | -48.2% |
| 2005 | 2.14 million ha | +59.1% |
| 2006 | 1.89 million ha | -11.7% |
| 2007 | 2.71 million ha | +42.9% |
| 2008 | 1.61 million ha | -40.6% |
| 2009 | 1.09 million ha | -31.9% |
| 2010 | 1.11 million ha | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 1.40 million ha | +26.8% |
| 2012 | 1.17 million ha | -16.8% |
| 2013 | 1.48 million ha | +26.6% |
| 2014 | 962,493 ha | -34.9% |
| 2015 | 860,700 ha | -10.6% |
| 2016 | 1.34 million ha | +55.2% |
| 2017 | 2.51 million ha | +88.0% |
| 2018 | 1.24 million ha | -50.8% |
| 2019 | 1.55 million ha | +25.5% |
| 2020 | 2.83 million ha | +82.4% |
| 2021 | 1.83 million ha | -35.5% |
| 2022 | 1.37 million ha | -24.8% |
| 2023 | 1.52 million ha | +10.7% |
| 2024 | 1.16 million ha | -23.5% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 1.16 million ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,312 ha, 885.6× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 1.16 million ha is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3,283 ha, 354.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Savanna — Burned Area 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 | +1500.1% | 115,032 ha | 1.84 million ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 979,987 ha | 162,780 ha | 1.42 million ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.75 million ha | 115,032 ha | 2.71 million ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.36 million ha | 860,700 ha | 2.51 million ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.74 million ha | 1.16 million ha | 2.83 million ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
- 14 Congo 1.62 million ha compare
- 14 Syrian Arab Republic 837.28 ha compare
- 15 Canada 1.52 million ha compare
- 15 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 236.24 ha compare
- 16 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 85.95 ha compare
- 16 Ghana 1.18 million ha compare
- 17 Côte d'Ivoire 1.06 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 1.03 million ha compare
- 19 Cameroon 971,149 ha compare
- 20 Colombia 941,530 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 — burned area in Paraguay?
- Savanna — burned area in Paraguay was 1.16 million ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest savanna — burned area recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 2.83 million ha in 2020.
- What is the lowest savanna — burned area recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 115,032 ha in 2000.
- How does Paraguay rank for savanna — burned area?
- Paraguay ranks 17th out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
- Is savanna — burned area rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.7%. 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 — Burned Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.