Annual area burnt by wildfires by region in Paraguay
Paraguay: Annual area burnt by wildfires by region was 845,948 hectares in 2025. ▼ Falling
Annual area burnt by wildfires by region in Paraguay, 2002–2025
Source: Global Wildfire Information System (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual area burnt by wildfires by region in Paraguay is 845,948 hectares, 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 by region in Paraguay peaked at 3.91 million hectares in 2007 and was at its lowest, 845,948 hectares, 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 by region in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 3.27 million hectares | — |
| 2003 | 3.41 million hectares | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 1.91 million hectares | -43.9% |
| 2005 | 2.98 million hectares | +55.5% |
| 2006 | 2.58 million hectares | -13.5% |
| 2007 | 3.91 million hectares | +51.6% |
| 2008 | 2.20 million hectares | -43.5% |
| 2009 | 1.57 million hectares | -28.9% |
| 2010 | 1.60 million hectares | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 2.00 million hectares | +24.4% |
| 2012 | 1.65 million hectares | -17.1% |
| 2013 | 2.39 million hectares | +44.3% |
| 2014 | 1.34 million hectares | -44.1% |
| 2015 | 1.21 million hectares | -9.3% |
| 2016 | 1.80 million hectares | +48.6% |
| 2017 | 3.44 million hectares | +91.1% |
| 2018 | 1.67 million hectares | -51.5% |
| 2019 | 2.51 million hectares | +50.8% |
| 2020 | 3.82 million hectares | +51.8% |
| 2021 | 2.70 million hectares | -29.3% |
| 2022 | 1.83 million hectares | -32.3% |
| 2023 | 1.99 million hectares | +8.9% |
| 2024 | 1.94 million hectares | -2.7% |
| 2025 | 845,948 hectares | -56.3% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 845,948 hectares is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 23,022 hectares, 36.7× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 845,948 hectares is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 12,815 hectares, 66.0× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.73 million hectares | 1.57 million hectares | 3.91 million hectares | 8 |
| 2010s | 1.96 million hectares | 1.21 million hectares | 3.44 million hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.19 million hectares | 845,948 hectares | 3.82 million hectares | 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 by region in Paraguay?
- Annual area burnt by wildfires by region in Paraguay was 845,948 hectares in 2025, according to Global Wildfire Information System (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual area burnt by wildfires by region recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 3.91 million hectares in 2007.
- What is the lowest annual area burnt by wildfires by region recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 845,948 hectares in 2025.
- How does Paraguay rank for annual area burnt by wildfires by region?
- Paraguay ranks 44th out of 225 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual area burnt by wildfires by region 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 Global Wildfire Information System (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual area burnt by wildfires by region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total land area burnt by wildfires each year, in hectares, across all land cover types.