Woody savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Paraguay
Paraguay: Woody savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre was 0.2873 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Woody savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Paraguay, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre in Paraguay stood at 0.2873 ha per square kilometre.
That represents a change of up 47.6% on the previous year and down 51.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre in Paraguay peaked at 2.3 ha per square kilometre in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.1946 ha per square kilometre, in 2022.
Paraguay ranks 16th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Woody savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.7146 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.7146 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.7146 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.7146 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.7146 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.7146 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1.63 ha per square kilometre | +128.4% |
| 1997 | 1.58 ha per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1998 | 1.72 ha per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 1999 | 2.3 ha per square kilometre | +33.6% |
| 2000 | 0.7341 ha per square kilometre | -68.1% |
| 2001 | 0.8099 ha per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 2002 | 1.15 ha per square kilometre | +41.4% |
| 2003 | 0.5468 ha per square kilometre | -52.3% |
| 2004 | 0.4659 ha per square kilometre | -14.8% |
| 2005 | 0.7836 ha per square kilometre | +68.2% |
| 2006 | 0.6423 ha per square kilometre | -18.0% |
| 2007 | 0.7913 ha per square kilometre | +23.2% |
| 2008 | 0.4818 ha per square kilometre | -39.1% |
| 2009 | 0.4525 ha per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 2010 | 0.4436 ha per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 0.5271 ha per square kilometre | +18.8% |
| 2012 | 0.405 ha per square kilometre | -23.2% |
| 2013 | 0.5928 ha per square kilometre | +46.4% |
| 2014 | 0.3082 ha per square kilometre | -48.0% |
| 2015 | 0.2905 ha per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 2016 | 0.2803 ha per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 0.7273 ha per square kilometre | +159.4% |
| 2018 | 0.2134 ha per square kilometre | -70.7% |
| 2019 | 0.7095 ha per square kilometre | +232.4% |
| 2020 | 0.5938 ha per square kilometre | -16.3% |
| 2021 | 0.5126 ha per square kilometre | -13.7% |
| 2022 | 0.1946 ha per square kilometre | -62.0% |
| 2023 | 0.2873 ha per square kilometre | +47.6% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 0.2873 ha per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0023 ha per square kilometre, 125.9× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 0.2873 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0103 ha per square kilometre, 27.8× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Woody savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +232.4% | 0.2134 ha per square kilometre | 0.7095 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.15 ha per square kilometre | 0.7146 ha per square kilometre | 2.3 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6854 ha per square kilometre | 0.4525 ha per square kilometre | 1.15 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4498 ha per square kilometre | 0.2134 ha per square kilometre | 0.7273 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3971 ha per square kilometre | 0.1946 ha per square kilometre | 0.5938 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
- 13 Malawi 0.3069 ha per square kilometre compare
- 14 Cuba 0.3067 ha per square kilometre compare
- 15 Papua New Guinea 0.3006 ha per square kilometre compare
- 17 Congo 0.2823 ha per square kilometre compare
- 18 Greece 0.2671 ha per square kilometre compare
- 19 Liberia 0.2448 ha per square kilometre 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 woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre in Paraguay?
- Woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre in Paraguay was 0.2873 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 2.3 ha per square kilometre in 1999.
- What is the lowest woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1946 ha per square kilometre in 2022.
- How does Paraguay rank for woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Paraguay ranks 16th out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Paraguay data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Woody savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Woody savanna — Burned Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Woody savanna — Burned Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Woody savanna — Burned Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Woody savanna — Burned Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.