Agriculture-driven deforestation in Paraguay
Paraguay: Agriculture-driven deforestation was 165,580 hectares in 2024. ▼ Falling
Agriculture-driven deforestation in Paraguay, 2001–2024
Source: Global Forest Watch (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Paraguay recorded 165,580 hectares for agriculture-driven deforestation in 2024.
The figure is down 4.2% on the previous year and down 50.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture-driven deforestation in Paraguay peaked at 490,858 hectares in 2012 and was at its lowest, 143,243 hectares, in 2006.
Paraguay ranks 12th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Agriculture-driven deforestation in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 143,484 hectares | — |
| 2002 | 187,139 hectares | +30.4% |
| 2003 | 256,958 hectares | +37.3% |
| 2004 | 239,211 hectares | -6.9% |
| 2005 | 253,165 hectares | +5.8% |
| 2006 | 143,243 hectares | -43.4% |
| 2007 | 412,118 hectares | +187.7% |
| 2008 | 365,500 hectares | -11.3% |
| 2009 | 342,405 hectares | -6.3% |
| 2010 | 428,535 hectares | +25.2% |
| 2011 | 445,834 hectares | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 490,858 hectares | +10.1% |
| 2013 | 299,356 hectares | -39.0% |
| 2014 | 334,764 hectares | +11.8% |
| 2015 | 273,770 hectares | -18.2% |
| 2016 | 306,334 hectares | +11.9% |
| 2017 | 325,029 hectares | +6.1% |
| 2018 | 252,752 hectares | -22.2% |
| 2019 | 199,438 hectares | -21.1% |
| 2020 | 200,380 hectares | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 231,646 hectares | +15.6% |
| 2022 | 197,880 hectares | -14.6% |
| 2023 | 172,898 hectares | -12.6% |
| 2024 | 165,580 hectares | -4.2% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 165,580 hectares is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 460.26 hectares, 359.8× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 165,580 hectares is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1,620 hectares, 102.2× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Agriculture-driven deforestation in Paraguay changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +187.7% | 143,243 hectares | 412,118 hectares |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 260,358 hectares | 143,243 hectares | 412,118 hectares | 9 |
| 2010s | 335,667 hectares | 199,438 hectares | 490,858 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 193,677 hectares | 165,580 hectares | 231,646 hectares | 5 |
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 agriculture-driven deforestation in Paraguay?
- Agriculture-driven deforestation in Paraguay was 165,580 hectares in 2024, according to Global Forest Watch (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest agriculture-driven deforestation recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 490,858 hectares in 2012.
- What is the lowest agriculture-driven deforestation recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 143,243 hectares in 2006.
- How does Paraguay rank for agriculture-driven deforestation?
- Paraguay ranks 12th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agriculture-driven deforestation rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Paraguay data come from?
- The figures come from Global Forest Watch (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Agriculture-driven deforestation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Long-term, permanent tree cover loss for small- to large-scale agriculture.