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
-400.0k-350.0k-300.0k-250.0k-200.0k-150.0k199120082025

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

Indicator
Annual change in forest area
Unit
hectares
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
235 places, 8,225 data points, 1991–2025
Last refreshed

Net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.