Colombia vs Paraguay: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre

Colombia
0.4457 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Paraguay
0.4643 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Colombia rank
47th
Paraguay rank
46th

Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre over time

  • Colombia
  • Paraguay
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How they compare

Paraguay currently reports 0.4643 hectares per square kilometre against 0.4457 hectares per square kilometre in Colombia, a difference of 0.0186 hectares per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Paraguay ahead.

Colombia ranks 47th and Paraguay ranks 46th of 206 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 2 and Paraguay in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia Paraguay Difference Ahead
2000s 0.5457 hectares per square kilometre 0.3704 hectares per square kilometre 0.1753 hectares per square kilometre Colombia
2010s 0.4288 hectares per square kilometre 0.4182 hectares per square kilometre 0.0106 hectares per square kilometre Colombia
2020s 0.5146 hectares per square kilometre 0.5475 hectares per square kilometre 0.0329 hectares per square kilometre Paraguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre, Colombia or Paraguay?
Paraguay, at 0.4643 hectares per square kilometre against 0.4457 hectares per square kilometre in Colombia as of 2023.
What is the difference in area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre between Colombia and Paraguay?
0.0186 hectares per square kilometre, with Paraguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Paraguay?
22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
How do Colombia and Paraguay rank globally for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre?
Colombia ranks 47th and Paraguay ranks 46th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre
Unit
hectares per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
206 places, 4,504 data points, 2002–2023
Last refreshed

Area burned by wildfires by land cover type 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.