Woody savanna — Burning crop residues in Paraguay
Paraguay: Woody savanna — Burning crop residues was 1.31 million t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Woody savanna — Burning crop residues in Paraguay, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Paraguay recorded 1.31 million t for woody savanna — burning crop residues in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 92.1% on the previous year and up 78.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, woody savanna — burning crop residues in Paraguay peaked at 5.48 million t in 1999 and was at its lowest, 462,453 t, in 2022.
That places Paraguay 12th out of 220 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Woody savanna — Burning crop residues in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.70 million t | — |
| 1991 | 1.70 million t | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1.70 million t | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1.70 million t | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1.70 million t | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1.70 million t | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 3.89 million t | +128.4% |
| 1997 | 3.78 million t | -2.9% |
| 1998 | 4.10 million t | +8.6% |
| 1999 | 5.48 million t | +33.6% |
| 2000 | 1.75 million t | -68.1% |
| 2001 | 1.93 million t | +10.3% |
| 2002 | 2.73 million t | +41.4% |
| 2003 | 1.30 million t | -52.3% |
| 2004 | 1.11 million t | -14.8% |
| 2005 | 1.87 million t | +68.2% |
| 2006 | 1.53 million t | -18.0% |
| 2007 | 1.89 million t | +23.2% |
| 2008 | 1.15 million t | -39.1% |
| 2009 | 1.08 million t | -6.1% |
| 2010 | 1.06 million t | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 1.26 million t | +18.8% |
| 2012 | 965,358 t | -23.2% |
| 2013 | 1.41 million t | +46.4% |
| 2014 | 734,636 t | -48.0% |
| 2015 | 692,431 t | -5.7% |
| 2016 | 668,259 t | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 1.73 million t | +159.4% |
| 2018 | 508,745 t | -70.7% |
| 2019 | 1.69 million t | +232.4% |
| 2020 | 1.42 million t | -16.3% |
| 2021 | 1.22 million t | -13.7% |
| 2022 | 462,453 t | -62.2% |
| 2023 | 682,731 t | +47.6% |
| 2024 | 1.31 million t | +92.1% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 1.31 million t is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2,589 t, 506.6× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 1.31 million t is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4,751 t, 276.1× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Woody savanna — Burning crop residues 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% | 508,745 t | 1.69 million t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.75 million t | 1.70 million t | 5.48 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.63 million t | 1.08 million t | 2.73 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.07 million t | 508,745 t | 1.73 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.02 million t | 462,453 t | 1.42 million t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
- 9 Myanmar 2.42 million t compare
- 10 Congo 1.52 million t compare
- 10 Viet Nam 132,215 t compare
- 11 Nicaragua 1.46 million t compare
- 11 Melanesia 75,018 t compare
- 12 Türkiye 10,351 t compare
- 13 Sierra Leone 1.27 million t compare
- 13 Timor-Leste 2,693 t compare
- 14 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 1,347 t compare
- 14 Thailand 1.03 million t compare
- 15 Cambodia 949,563 t compare
- 15 Syrian Arab Republic 425.08 t 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 — burning crop residues in Paraguay?
- Woody savanna — burning crop residues in Paraguay was 1.31 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest woody savanna — burning crop residues recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 5.48 million t in 1999.
- What is the lowest woody savanna — burning crop residues recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 462,453 t in 2022.
- How does Paraguay rank for woody savanna — burning crop residues?
- Paraguay ranks 12th out of 220 countries with data for 2024.
- Is woody savanna — burning crop residues rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 78.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Paraguay data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Woody savanna — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter). 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.