Bolivia vs Paraguay: Annual change in forest area
Bolivia
-239,760 hectares
in 2025
Paraguay
-163,710 hectares
in 2025
Bolivia rank
227th
Paraguay rank
224th
Annual change in forest area over time
- Bolivia
- Paraguay
How they compare
Paraguay currently reports -163,710 hectares against -239,760 hectares in Bolivia, a difference of 76,050 hectares.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Bolivia ahead.
Bolivia ranks 227th and Paraguay ranks 224th of 235 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Bolivia averaged higher in 3 and Paraguay in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bolivia | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -268,827 hectares | -376,997 hectares | 108,170 hectares | Bolivia |
| 2000s | -169,642 hectares | -376,996 hectares | 207,354 hectares | Bolivia |
| 2010s | -186,568 hectares | -315,006 hectares | 128,438 hectares | Bolivia |
| 2020s | -237,070 hectares | -178,216 hectares | 58,854 hectares | Paraguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in forest area, Bolivia or Paraguay?
- Paraguay, at -163,710 hectares against -239,760 hectares in Bolivia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in forest area between Bolivia and Paraguay?
- 76,050 hectares, with Paraguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and Paraguay?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Bolivia and Paraguay rank globally for annual change in forest area?
- Bolivia ranks 227th 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.