Brazil vs Paraguay: Imported deforestation
Brazil
16,353 hectares
in 2023
Paraguay
16,481 hectares
in 2023
Brazil rank
22nd
Paraguay rank
21st
Imported deforestation over time
- Brazil
- Paraguay
How they compare
Paraguay currently reports 16,481 hectares against 16,353 hectares in Brazil, a difference of 128 hectares.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 19 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 22nd and Paraguay ranks 21st of 178 countries.
Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 42,437 hectares | 25,826 hectares | 16,612 hectares | Brazil |
| 2010s | 57,682 hectares | 14,720 hectares | 42,962 hectares | Brazil |
| 2020s | 31,060 hectares | 16,935 hectares | 14,125 hectares | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher imported deforestation, Brazil or Paraguay?
- Paraguay, at 16,481 hectares against 16,353 hectares in Brazil as of 2023.
- What is the difference in imported deforestation between Brazil and Paraguay?
- 128 hectares, with Paraguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Paraguay?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
- How do Brazil and Paraguay rank globally for imported deforestation?
- Brazil ranks 22nd and Paraguay ranks 21st of 178 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Singh et al. (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Imported deforestation. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.