Annual deforestation in Paraguay
Paraguay: Annual deforestation was 217,620 hectares per year in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
217,620 hectares per year
World rank
8th
of 112 countries
All-time high
377,000 hectares per year
in 1990
All-time low
217,620 hectares per year
in 2020
Years of data
5
1990–2020
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%.
Annual deforestation in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | hectares per year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 377,000 hectares per year | — |
| 2000 | 377,000 hectares per year | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 354,020 hectares per year | -6.1% |
| 2015 | 261,170 hectares per year | -26.2% |
| 2020 | 217,620 hectares per year | -16.7% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 217,620 hectares per year is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8,515 hectares per year, 25.6× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 217,620 hectares per year is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 22,700 hectares per year, 9.6× the median. (21 countries reporting)
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 |
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 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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