Savanna fires — Burned Area in Paraguay
Paraguay: Savanna fires — Burned Area was 1.56 million ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Savanna fires — Burned Area in Paraguay, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for savanna fires — burned area in Paraguay is 1.56 million ha, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 12.8% on the previous year and up 33.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna fires — burned area in Paraguay peaked at 3.27 million ha in 2007 and was at its lowest, 490,400 ha, in 2000.
That places Paraguay 27th out of 221 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Savanna fires — Burned Area in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.86 million ha | — |
| 1991 | 1.86 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1.86 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1.86 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1.86 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1.86 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 894,330 ha | -51.9% |
| 1997 | 935,955 ha | +4.7% |
| 1998 | 1.06 million ha | +13.1% |
| 1999 | 1.89 million ha | +79.0% |
| 2000 | 490,400 ha | -74.1% |
| 2001 | 2.32 million ha | +372.4% |
| 2002 | 2.71 million ha | +16.8% |
| 2003 | 2.95 million ha | +8.9% |
| 2004 | 1.64 million ha | -44.4% |
| 2005 | 2.58 million ha | +57.5% |
| 2006 | 2.29 million ha | -11.5% |
| 2007 | 3.27 million ha | +43.1% |
| 2008 | 1.93 million ha | -41.1% |
| 2009 | 1.38 million ha | -28.5% |
| 2010 | 1.39 million ha | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 1.73 million ha | +24.5% |
| 2012 | 1.42 million ha | -18.2% |
| 2013 | 2.07 million ha | +45.8% |
| 2014 | 1.17 million ha | -43.7% |
| 2015 | 1.06 million ha | -9.4% |
| 2016 | 1.56 million ha | +47.4% |
| 2017 | 3.06 million ha | +96.7% |
| 2018 | 1.43 million ha | -53.4% |
| 2019 | 2.07 million ha | +44.9% |
| 2020 | 3.27 million ha | +58.0% |
| 2021 | 2.28 million ha | -30.2% |
| 2022 | 1.62 million ha | -29.2% |
| 2023 | 1.79 million ha | +10.7% |
| 2024 | 1.56 million ha | -12.8% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 1.56 million ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 14,618 ha, 106.7× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 1.56 million ha is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5,836 ha, 267.3× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Savanna fires — 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 | +372.4% | 490,400 ha | 2.32 million ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.59 million ha | 894,330 ha | 1.89 million ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.15 million ha | 490,400 ha | 3.27 million ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.70 million ha | 1.06 million ha | 3.06 million ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.10 million ha | 1.56 million ha | 3.27 million ha | 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 fires — burned area in Paraguay?
- Savanna fires — burned area in Paraguay was 1.56 million ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest savanna fires — burned area recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 3.27 million ha in 2007.
- What is the lowest savanna fires — burned area recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 490,400 ha in 2000.
- How does Paraguay rank for savanna fires — burned area?
- Paraguay ranks 27th out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
- Is savanna fires — burned area rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.8%. 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 fires — 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.