Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita in Paraguay
Paraguay: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita was 0.0145 hectares per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita in Paraguay, 2002–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
Paraguay recorded 0.0145 hectares per person for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita in 2025.
The figure is down 56.0% on the previous year and up 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita in Paraguay peaked at 0.0635 hectares per person in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.0137 hectares per person, in 2015.
Paraguay ranks 39th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.0298 hectares per person | — |
| 2003 | 0.0246 hectares per person | -17.4% |
| 2004 | 0.021 hectares per person | -14.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0242 hectares per person | +15.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0258 hectares per person | +6.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0466 hectares per person | +80.9% |
| 2008 | 0.024 hectares per person | -48.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0192 hectares per person | -20.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0202 hectares per person | +5.1% |
| 2011 | 0.022 hectares per person | +8.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0166 hectares per person | -24.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0635 hectares per person | +281.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0141 hectares per person | -77.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0137 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0191 hectares per person | +39.8% |
| 2017 | 0.043 hectares per person | +125.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0182 hectares per person | -57.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0402 hectares per person | +121.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0358 hectares per person | -11.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0407 hectares per person | +13.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0262 hectares per person | -35.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0269 hectares per person | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0329 hectares per person | +22.4% |
| 2025 | 0.0145 hectares per person | -56.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita in Paraguay changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +281.9% | 0.0166 hectares per person | 0.0635 hectares per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0269 hectares per person | 0.0192 hectares per person | 0.0466 hectares per person | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.027 hectares per person | 0.0137 hectares per person | 0.0635 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0295 hectares per person | 0.0145 hectares per person | 0.0407 hectares per person | 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 area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita in Paraguay?
- Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita in Paraguay was 0.0145 hectares per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0635 hectares per person in 2013.
- What is the lowest area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0137 hectares per person in 2015.
- How does Paraguay rank for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita?
- Paraguay ranks 39th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Paraguay data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Area burned by wildfires by land cover type Global Wildfire Information System (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.