Savanna — Burned Area, per capita in Paraguay
Paraguay: Savanna — Burned Area, per capita was 0.1677 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Savanna — Burned Area, per capita in Paraguay, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
Paraguay recorded 0.1677 ha per person for savanna — burned area, per capita in 2024.
The figure is down 24.5% on the previous year and up 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna — burned area, per capita in Paraguay peaked at 0.4891 ha per person in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.0226 ha per person, in 2000.
That places Paraguay 8th out of 188 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Savanna — Burned Area, per capita in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.351 ha per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.3418 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1992 | 0.333 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1993 | 0.3247 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1994 | 0.3168 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 0.3093 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0347 ha per person | -88.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0406 ha per person | +16.9% |
| 1998 | 0.052 ha per person | +28.0% |
| 1999 | 0.1376 ha per person | +164.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0226 ha per person | -83.6% |
| 2001 | 0.3548 ha per person | +1473.3% |
| 2002 | 0.3992 ha per person | +12.5% |
| 2003 | 0.4891 ha per person | +22.5% |
| 2004 | 0.2502 ha per person | -48.8% |
| 2005 | 0.3937 ha per person | +57.3% |
| 2006 | 0.3439 ha per person | -12.7% |
| 2007 | 0.4866 ha per person | +41.5% |
| 2008 | 0.2863 ha per person | -41.2% |
| 2009 | 0.1929 ha per person | -32.6% |
| 2010 | 0.193 ha per person | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.2414 ha per person | +25.1% |
| 2012 | 0.1981 ha per person | -18.0% |
| 2013 | 0.2473 ha per person | +24.8% |
| 2014 | 0.1586 ha per person | -35.9% |
| 2015 | 0.1397 ha per person | -11.9% |
| 2016 | 0.2138 ha per person | +53.0% |
| 2017 | 0.3963 ha per person | +85.4% |
| 2018 | 0.1923 ha per person | -51.5% |
| 2019 | 0.238 ha per person | +23.8% |
| 2020 | 0.4283 ha per person | +80.0% |
| 2021 | 0.2732 ha per person | -36.2% |
| 2022 | 0.2031 ha per person | -25.6% |
| 2023 | 0.222 ha per person | +9.3% |
| 2024 | 0.1677 ha per person | -24.5% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 0.1677 ha per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0001 ha per person, 1457.5× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 0.1677 ha per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0009 ha per person, 177.7× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Savanna — Burned Area, per capita 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 | +1473.3% | 0.0226 ha per person | 0.3548 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2242 ha per person | 0.0347 ha per person | 0.351 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3219 ha per person | 0.0226 ha per person | 0.4891 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2219 ha per person | 0.1397 ha per person | 0.3963 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2589 ha per person | 0.1677 ha per person | 0.4283 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
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, per capita in Paraguay?
- Savanna — burned area, per capita in Paraguay was 0.1677 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest savanna — burned area, per capita recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4891 ha per person in 2003.
- What is the lowest savanna — burned area, per capita recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0226 ha per person in 2000.
- How does Paraguay rank for savanna — burned area, per capita?
- Paraguay ranks 8th out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is savanna — burned area, per capita rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Paraguay data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Savanna — Burned Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Savanna — Burned Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Savanna — Burned Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Savanna — Burned Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Savanna — Burned Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.