Argentina vs Paraguay: Annual change in forest area
Argentina
-179,518 hectares
in 2025
Paraguay
-163,710 hectares
in 2025
Argentina rank
226th
Paraguay rank
224th
Annual change in forest area over time
- Argentina
- Paraguay
How they compare
Paraguay currently reports -163,710 hectares against -179,518 hectares in Argentina, a difference of 15,808 hectares.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Argentina ahead.
Argentina ranks 226th and Paraguay ranks 224th of 235 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 3 and Paraguay in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -254,740 hectares | -376,997 hectares | 122,257 hectares | Argentina |
| 2000s | -359,803 hectares | -376,996 hectares | 17,193 hectares | Argentina |
| 2010s | -241,365 hectares | -315,006 hectares | 73,641 hectares | Argentina |
| 2020s | -181,213 hectares | -178,216 hectares | 2,997 hectares | Paraguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in forest area, Argentina or Paraguay?
- Paraguay, at -163,710 hectares against -179,518 hectares in Argentina as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in forest area between Argentina and Paraguay?
- 15,808 hectares, with Paraguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Paraguay?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Argentina and Paraguay rank globally for annual change in forest area?
- Argentina ranks 226th and Paraguay ranks 224th of 235 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in forest area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.