Laos vs Paraguay: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre
Laos
0.568 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Paraguay
0.4643 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Laos rank
43rd
Paraguay rank
46th
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre over time
- Laos
- Paraguay
How they compare
Laos currently reports 0.568 hectares per square kilometre against 0.4643 hectares per square kilometre in Paraguay, a difference of 0.1037 hectares per square kilometre.
That makes Laos's figure about 1.2 times Paraguay's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Paraguay ahead.
Laos ranks 43rd and Paraguay ranks 46th of 206 countries.
Paraguay has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1179 hectares per square kilometre | 0.3704 hectares per square kilometre | 0.2525 hectares per square kilometre | Paraguay |
| 2010s | 0.2054 hectares per square kilometre | 0.4182 hectares per square kilometre | 0.2128 hectares per square kilometre | Paraguay |
| 2020s | 0.2869 hectares per square kilometre | 0.5475 hectares per square kilometre | 0.2606 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, Laos or Paraguay?
- Laos, at 0.568 hectares per square kilometre against 0.4643 hectares per square kilometre in Paraguay as of 2023.
- What is the difference in area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre between Laos and Paraguay?
- 0.1037 hectares per square kilometre, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Paraguay?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
- How do Laos and Paraguay rank globally for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre?
- Laos ranks 43rd 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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About this data
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.