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Laos vs Paraguay: Agriculture-driven deforestation

Laos
137,705 hectares
in 2024
Paraguay
165,580 hectares
in 2024
Laos rank
15th
Paraguay rank
12th

Agriculture-driven deforestation over time

  • Laos
  • Paraguay
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How they compare

Paraguay currently reports 165,580 hectares against 137,705 hectares in Laos, a difference of 27,875 hectares.

That makes Paraguay's figure about 1.2 times Laos's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Paraguay ahead.

Laos ranks 15th and Paraguay ranks 12th of 187 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Agriculture-driven deforestation
Unit
hectares
Source
Global Forest Watch (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
187 places, 4,269 data points, 2001–2024
Last refreshed

Long-term, permanent tree cover loss for small- to large-scale agriculture.