Savanna fires — Emissions in Paraguay
Paraguay: Savanna fires — Emissions was 2.18 kt in 2024. ▲ Rising
Savanna fires — Emissions in Paraguay, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Paraguay recorded 2.18 kt for savanna fires — emissions in 2024.
That represents a change of down 14.4% on the previous year and up 31.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna fires — emissions in Paraguay peaked at 4.68 kt in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.6452 kt, in 2000.
That places Paraguay 26th 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 — Emissions in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.63 kt | — |
| 1991 | 2.63 kt | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 2.63 kt | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 2.63 kt | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 2.63 kt | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 2.63 kt | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1.17 kt | -55.4% |
| 1997 | 1.24 kt | +6.1% |
| 1998 | 1.44 kt | +15.9% |
| 1999 | 2.67 kt | +85.6% |
| 2000 | 0.6452 kt | -75.9% |
| 2001 | 3.28 kt | +408.4% |
| 2002 | 3.83 kt | +16.7% |
| 2003 | 4.24 kt | +10.8% |
| 2004 | 2.33 kt | -45.0% |
| 2005 | 3.68 kt | +58.0% |
| 2006 | 3.26 kt | -11.6% |
| 2007 | 4.65 kt | +42.8% |
| 2008 | 2.75 kt | -40.9% |
| 2009 | 1.95 kt | -29.0% |
| 2010 | 1.97 kt | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 2.46 kt | +24.9% |
| 2012 | 2.02 kt | -17.9% |
| 2013 | 2.86 kt | +41.6% |
| 2014 | 1.66 kt | -42.0% |
| 2015 | 1.5 kt | -9.6% |
| 2016 | 2.22 kt | +48.5% |
| 2017 | 4.34 kt | +95.2% |
| 2018 | 2.04 kt | -53.0% |
| 2019 | 2.89 kt | +41.8% |
| 2020 | 4.68 kt | +61.7% |
| 2021 | 3.22 kt | -31.3% |
| 2022 | 2.3 kt | -28.6% |
| 2023 | 2.55 kt | +10.9% |
| 2024 | 2.18 kt | -14.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.23 kt | 1.17 kt | 2.67 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.06 kt | 0.6452 kt | 4.65 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.4 kt | 1.5 kt | 4.34 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.98 kt | 2.18 kt | 4.68 kt | 5 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
More climate change data for Paraguay
- 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)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 11.92 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is savanna fires — emissions in Paraguay?
- Savanna fires — emissions in Paraguay was 2.18 kt in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest savanna fires — emissions recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 4.68 kt in 2020.
- What is the lowest savanna fires — emissions recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6452 kt in 2000.
- How does Paraguay rank for savanna fires — emissions?
- Paraguay ranks 26th out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
- Is savanna fires — emissions rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.5%. 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 — Emissions (N2O). 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.