Argentina vs Paraguay: Imported deforestation

Argentina
11,874 hectares
in 2023
Paraguay
16,481 hectares
in 2023
Argentina rank
23rd
Paraguay rank
21st

Imported deforestation over time

  • Argentina
  • Paraguay
10.0k20.0k30.0k200520142023

How they compare

Paraguay currently reports 16,481 hectares against 11,874 hectares in Argentina, a difference of 4,607 hectares.

That makes Paraguay's figure about 1.4 times Argentina's.

Across all 19 years both countries report, Paraguay has been ahead every year.

Argentina ranks 23rd and Paraguay ranks 21st of 178 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Imported deforestation
Unit
hectares
Source
Singh et al. (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
178 places, 3,320 data points, 2005–2023
Last refreshed

Imported deforestation is the amount of deforestation in other countries that is driven by the production of food and forestry products that are imported. This is measured in hectares.