Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita in Paraguay
Paraguay: Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita was 0.2251 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita in Paraguay, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
Paraguay recorded 0.2251 ha per person for savanna fires — burned area, per capita in 2024.
That represents a change of down 13.9% on the previous year and up 17.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna fires — burned area, per capita in Paraguay peaked at 0.5883 ha per person in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.0961 ha per person, in 2000.
That places Paraguay 12th 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 fires — Burned Area, per capita in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.4603 ha per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.4482 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1992 | 0.4367 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1993 | 0.4258 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1994 | 0.4154 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 0.4056 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1996 | 0.1908 ha per person | -53.0% |
| 1997 | 0.1952 ha per person | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 0.216 ha per person | +10.6% |
| 1999 | 0.3786 ha per person | +75.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0961 ha per person | -74.6% |
| 2001 | 0.4466 ha per person | +364.5% |
| 2002 | 0.5145 ha per person | +15.2% |
| 2003 | 0.5537 ha per person | +7.6% |
| 2004 | 0.3045 ha per person | -45.0% |
| 2005 | 0.4742 ha per person | +55.7% |
| 2006 | 0.4153 ha per person | -12.4% |
| 2007 | 0.5883 ha per person | +41.7% |
| 2008 | 0.3434 ha per person | -41.6% |
| 2009 | 0.243 ha per person | -29.2% |
| 2010 | 0.2427 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.2983 ha per person | +22.9% |
| 2012 | 0.2407 ha per person | -19.3% |
| 2013 | 0.3459 ha per person | +43.7% |
| 2014 | 0.1921 ha per person | -44.5% |
| 2015 | 0.1715 ha per person | -10.7% |
| 2016 | 0.2492 ha per person | +45.3% |
| 2017 | 0.4833 ha per person | +93.9% |
| 2018 | 0.2222 ha per person | -54.0% |
| 2019 | 0.3177 ha per person | +43.0% |
| 2020 | 0.4951 ha per person | +55.8% |
| 2021 | 0.3415 ha per person | -31.0% |
| 2022 | 0.239 ha per person | -30.0% |
| 2023 | 0.2614 ha per person | +9.4% |
| 2024 | 0.2251 ha per person | -13.9% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 0.2251 ha per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0013 ha per person, 173.6× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 0.2251 ha per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0021 ha per person, 104.9× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Savanna fires — 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 | +364.5% | 0.0961 ha per person | 0.4466 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3573 ha per person | 0.1908 ha per person | 0.4603 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.398 ha per person | 0.0961 ha per person | 0.5883 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2763 ha per person | 0.1715 ha per person | 0.4833 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3124 ha per person | 0.2251 ha per person | 0.4951 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 fires — burned area, per capita in Paraguay?
- Savanna fires — burned area, per capita in Paraguay was 0.2251 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest savanna fires — burned area, per capita recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5883 ha per person in 2007.
- What is the lowest savanna fires — burned area, per capita recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0961 ha per person in 2000.
- How does Paraguay rank for savanna fires — burned area, per capita?
- Paraguay ranks 12th out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is savanna fires — burned area, per capita rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.2%. 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 fires — Burned Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Savanna fires — 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 fires — Burned Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Savanna fires — 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 fires — 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.