Annual area burnt by wildfires gwis in Paraguay
Paraguay: Annual area burnt by wildfires gwis was 845,948 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Annual area burnt by wildfires gwis in Paraguay, 2002–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual area burnt by wildfires gwis in Paraguay is 845,948, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 56.3% on the previous year and down 30.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual area burnt by wildfires gwis in Paraguay peaked at 3.91 million in 2007 and was at its lowest, 845,948, in 2025.
Paraguay ranks 44th of 225 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Annual area burnt by wildfires gwis in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 3.27 million | — |
| 2003 | 3.41 million | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 1.91 million | -43.9% |
| 2005 | 2.98 million | +55.5% |
| 2006 | 2.58 million | -13.5% |
| 2007 | 3.91 million | +51.6% |
| 2008 | 2.20 million | -43.5% |
| 2009 | 1.57 million | -28.9% |
| 2010 | 1.60 million | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 2.00 million | +24.4% |
| 2012 | 1.65 million | -17.1% |
| 2013 | 2.39 million | +44.3% |
| 2014 | 1.34 million | -44.1% |
| 2015 | 1.21 million | -9.3% |
| 2016 | 1.80 million | +48.6% |
| 2017 | 3.44 million | +91.1% |
| 2018 | 1.67 million | -51.5% |
| 2019 | 2.51 million | +50.8% |
| 2020 | 3.82 million | +51.8% |
| 2021 | 2.70 million | -29.3% |
| 2022 | 1.83 million | -32.3% |
| 2023 | 1.99 million | +8.9% |
| 2024 | 1.94 million | -2.7% |
| 2025 | 845,948 | -56.3% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 845,948 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 23,022, 36.7× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 845,948 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 12,815, 66.0× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.73 million | 1.57 million | 3.91 million | 8 |
| 2010s | 1.96 million | 1.21 million | 3.44 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.19 million | 845,948 | 3.82 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
More reference data data for Paraguay
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3166 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.18 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.6344 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 7.18 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.06 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.5539 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 29.48 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 38.68 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 3.45 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual area burnt by wildfires gwis in Paraguay?
- Annual area burnt by wildfires gwis in Paraguay was 845,948 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual area burnt by wildfires gwis recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 3.91 million in 2007.
- What is the lowest annual area burnt by wildfires gwis recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 845,948 in 2025.
- How does Paraguay rank for annual area burnt by wildfires gwis?
- Paraguay ranks 44th out of 225 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual area burnt by wildfires gwis rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Paraguay data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Annual area burnt by wildfires gwis. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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