Annual change in forest area in Paraguay
Paraguay: Annual change in forest area was -163,710 hectares in 2025. ▲ Rising
Annual change in forest area in Paraguay, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
In 2025, annual change in forest area in Paraguay stood at -163,710 hectares. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 53.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual change in forest area in Paraguay peaked at -163,710 hectares in 2021 and was at its lowest, -376,997 hectares, in 1991.
That places Paraguay 224th out of 235 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Annual change in forest area in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -376,997 hectares | — |
| 1992 | -376,997 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1993 | -376,997 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1994 | -376,997 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1995 | -376,997 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1996 | -376,997 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1997 | -376,997 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1998 | -376,997 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1999 | -376,997 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2000 | -376,997 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2001 | -376,996 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2002 | -376,996 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2003 | -376,996 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2004 | -376,996 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2005 | -376,996 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2006 | -376,996 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2007 | -376,996 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2008 | -376,996 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2009 | -376,996 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2010 | -376,996 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2011 | -354,016 hectares | -6.1% |
| 2012 | -354,016 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2013 | -354,016 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2014 | -354,016 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2015 | -354,016 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2016 | -250,746 hectares | -29.2% |
| 2017 | -250,746 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2018 | -250,746 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2019 | -250,746 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2020 | -250,746 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2021 | -163,710 hectares | -34.7% |
| 2022 | -163,710 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2023 | -163,710 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2024 | -163,710 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2025 | -163,710 hectares | -0.0% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's -163,710 hectares is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is -22 hectares, 7441.3× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -376,997 hectares | -376,997 hectares | -376,997 hectares | 9 |
| 2000s | -376,996 hectares | -376,997 hectares | -376,996 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | -315,006 hectares | -376,996 hectares | -250,746 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | -178,216 hectares | -250,746 hectares | -163,710 hectares | 6 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
More environment data for Paraguay
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -8.73 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -7.6 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.45 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.698 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.2789 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual change in forest area in Paraguay?
- Annual change in forest area in Paraguay was -163,710 hectares in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual change in forest area recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was -163,710 hectares in 2021.
- What is the lowest annual change in forest area recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was -376,997 hectares in 1991.
- How does Paraguay rank for annual change in forest area?
- Paraguay ranks 224th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual change in forest area rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 53.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Paraguay data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual change in forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.