Annual deforestation in Paraguay
Paraguay: Annual deforestation was 217,620 hectares per year in 2020. ▼ Falling
Annual deforestation in Paraguay, 1990–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per year.
Analysis
Paraguay recorded 217,620 hectares per year for annual deforestation in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 38.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual deforestation in Paraguay peaked at 377,000 hectares per year in 1990 and was at its lowest, 217,620 hectares per year, in 2020.
Paraguay ranks 8th of 112 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 377,000 hectares per year | 377,000 hectares per year | 377,000 hectares per year | 1 |
| 2000s | 377,000 hectares per year | 377,000 hectares per year | 377,000 hectares per year | 1 |
| 2010s | 307,595 hectares per year | 261,170 hectares per year | 354,020 hectares per year | 2 |
| 2020s | 217,620 hectares per year | 217,620 hectares per year | 217,620 hectares per year | 1 |
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More environment data for Paraguay
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 41.44 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 5.98 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 24.41 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.3165 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 1.03 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0479 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 26.45 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0016 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0283 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.6091 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual deforestation in Paraguay?
- Annual deforestation in Paraguay was 217,620 hectares per year in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual deforestation recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 377,000 hectares per year in 1990.
- What is the lowest annual deforestation recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 217,620 hectares per year in 2020.
- How does Paraguay rank for annual deforestation?
- Paraguay ranks 8th out of 112 countries with data for 2020.
- Is annual deforestation rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 deforestation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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