Côte d'Ivoire vs Paraguay: Share of the total land area burnt by wildfires each year
Côte d'Ivoire
1.4%
in 2026
Paraguay
1.2%
in 2026
Côte d'Ivoire rank
38th
Paraguay rank
40th
Share of the total land area burnt by wildfires each year over time
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Paraguay
How they compare
Côte d'Ivoire currently reports 1.4% against 1.2% in Paraguay, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Côte d'Ivoire's figure about 1.1 times Paraguay's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2012 it was Côte d'Ivoire ahead.
Côte d'Ivoire ranks 38th and Paraguay ranks 40th of 236 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Côte d'Ivoire averaged higher in 1 and Paraguay in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Côte d'Ivoire | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 7.4% | 7.2% | 0.2% | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 2020s | 4.1% | 6.9% | 2.8% | Paraguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of the total land area burnt by wildfires each year, Côte d'Ivoire or Paraguay?
- Côte d'Ivoire, at 1.4% against 1.2% in Paraguay as of 2026.
- What is the difference in share of the total land area burnt by wildfires each year between Côte d'Ivoire and Paraguay?
- 0.2%, with Côte d'Ivoire ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Côte d'Ivoire and Paraguay?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2026.
- How do Côte d'Ivoire and Paraguay rank globally for share of the total land area burnt by wildfires each year?
- Côte d'Ivoire ranks 38th and Paraguay ranks 40th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Wildfire Information System (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of the total land area burnt by wildfires each year. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The total area consumed by wildfires is recorded for each fire event, even if fires occur in the same location multiple times. The 2026 data is incomplete and was last updated 28 August 2026.