Netherlands vs Paraguay: Annual deforestation as a share of forest area
Netherlands
1.5%
in 2020
Paraguay
1.4%
in 2020
Netherlands rank
9th
Paraguay rank
11th
Annual deforestation as a share of forest area over time
- Netherlands
- Paraguay
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 1.5% against 1.4% in Paraguay, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Paraguay ahead.
Netherlands ranks 9th and Paraguay ranks 11th of 105 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Netherlands averaged higher in 1 and Paraguay in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3% | 1.5% | 1.1% | Paraguay |
| 2000s | 0.7% | 1.7% | 1.0% | Paraguay |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 1.8% | 0.9% | Paraguay |
| 2020s | 1.5% | 1.4% | 0.1% | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual deforestation as a share of forest area, Netherlands or Paraguay?
- Netherlands, at 1.5% against 1.4% in Paraguay as of 2020.
- What is the difference in annual deforestation as a share of forest area between Netherlands and Paraguay?
- 0.1%, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Paraguay?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2020.
- How do Netherlands and Paraguay rank globally for annual deforestation as a share of forest area?
- Netherlands ranks 9th and Paraguay ranks 11th of 105 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 as a share of forest area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual deforestation as share of forest area represents the yearly percentage of forest area lost due to deforestation relative to the total forest area.