Paraguay vs Sudan: Annual deforestation
Paraguay
217,620 hectares per year
in 2020
Sudan
264,000 hectares per year
in 2020
Paraguay rank
8th
Sudan rank
7th
Annual deforestation over time
- Paraguay
- Sudan
How they compare
Sudan currently reports 264,000 hectares per year against 217,620 hectares per year in Paraguay, a difference of 46,380 hectares per year.
That makes Sudan's figure about 1.2 times Paraguay's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Paraguay ahead.
Paraguay ranks 8th and Sudan ranks 7th of 112 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Paraguay averaged higher in 3 and Sudan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Paraguay | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 377,000 hectares per year | 272,540 hectares per year | 104,460 hectares per year | Paraguay |
| 2000s | 377,000 hectares per year | 272,540 hectares per year | 104,460 hectares per year | Paraguay |
| 2010s | 307,595 hectares per year | 268,270 hectares per year | 39,325 hectares per year | Paraguay |
| 2020s | 217,620 hectares per year | 264,000 hectares per year | 46,380 hectares per year | Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual deforestation, Paraguay or Sudan?
- Sudan, at 264,000 hectares per year against 217,620 hectares per year in Paraguay as of 2020.
- What is the difference in annual deforestation between Paraguay and Sudan?
- 46,380 hectares per year, with Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Paraguay and Sudan?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2020.
- How do Paraguay and Sudan rank globally for annual deforestation?
- Paraguay ranks 8th and Sudan ranks 7th of 112 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 deforestation. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.