Paraguay vs United States: Drivers of deforestation
Paraguay
48,613 hectares
in 2023
United States
39,492 hectares
in 2023
Paraguay rank
5th
United States rank
7th
Drivers of deforestation over time
- Paraguay
- United States
How they compare
Paraguay currently reports 48,613 hectares against 39,492 hectares in United States, a difference of 9,121 hectares.
That makes Paraguay's figure about 1.2 times United States's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2001 it was United States ahead.
Paraguay ranks 5th and United States ranks 7th of 166 countries.
Paraguay has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Paraguay | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 109,600 hectares | 76,260 hectares | 33,341 hectares | Paraguay |
| 2010s | 125,646 hectares | 56,484 hectares | 69,163 hectares | Paraguay |
| 2020s | 44,689 hectares | 42,416 hectares | 2,273 hectares | Paraguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher drivers of deforestation, Paraguay or United States?
- Paraguay, at 48,613 hectares against 39,492 hectares in United States as of 2023.
- What is the difference in drivers of deforestation between Paraguay and United States?
- 9,121 hectares, with Paraguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Paraguay and United States?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
- How do Paraguay and United States rank globally for drivers of deforestation?
- Paraguay ranks 5th and United States ranks 7th of 166 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Singh et al. (2026) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Drivers of deforestation. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimates of commodity-driven deforestation, measured in hectares per year. This includes deforestation caused by the production of agricultural products and forestry, which account for approximately 90% of the world's deforestation.