Paraguay vs Sudan: Share of global annual deforestation
Paraguay
2.6%
in 2020
Sudan
3.1%
in 2020
Paraguay rank
8th
Sudan rank
7th
Share of global annual deforestation over time
- Paraguay
- Sudan
How they compare
Sudan currently reports 3.1% against 2.6% in Paraguay, a difference of 0.5%.
That makes Sudan's figure about 1.2 times Paraguay's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Paraguay ahead.
Paraguay ranks 8th and Sudan ranks 7th of 112 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Paraguay averaged higher in 3 and Sudan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Paraguay | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.4% | 1.7% | 0.7% | Paraguay |
| 2000s | 2.8% | 2.0% | 0.8% | Paraguay |
| 2010s | 3.2% | 2.8% | 0.4% | Paraguay |
| 2020s | 2.6% | 3.1% | 0.5% | Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global annual deforestation, Paraguay or Sudan?
- Sudan, at 3.1% against 2.6% in Paraguay as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of global annual deforestation between Paraguay and Sudan?
- 0.5%, with Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Paraguay and Sudan?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2020.
- How do Paraguay and Sudan rank globally for share of global annual deforestation?
- Paraguay ranks 8th and Sudan ranks 7th of 112 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global annual deforestation. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of global deforestation represents the proportion of a country's deforestation relative to the total global deforestation.