Commodity driven deforestation in Paraguay
Paraguay: Commodity driven deforestation was 165,580 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Commodity driven deforestation in Paraguay, 2001–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Paraguay recorded 165,580 for commodity 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, commodity driven deforestation in Paraguay peaked at 490,858 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 143,243, 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.
Commodity driven deforestation in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 143,484 | — |
| 2002 | 187,139 | +30.4% |
| 2003 | 256,958 | +37.3% |
| 2004 | 239,211 | -6.9% |
| 2005 | 253,165 | +5.8% |
| 2006 | 143,243 | -43.4% |
| 2007 | 412,118 | +187.7% |
| 2008 | 365,500 | -11.3% |
| 2009 | 342,405 | -6.3% |
| 2010 | 428,535 | +25.2% |
| 2011 | 445,834 | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 490,858 | +10.1% |
| 2013 | 299,356 | -39.0% |
| 2014 | 334,764 | +11.8% |
| 2015 | 273,770 | -18.2% |
| 2016 | 306,334 | +11.9% |
| 2017 | 325,029 | +6.1% |
| 2018 | 252,752 | -22.2% |
| 2019 | 199,438 | -21.1% |
| 2020 | 200,380 | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 231,646 | +15.6% |
| 2022 | 197,880 | -14.6% |
| 2023 | 172,898 | -12.6% |
| 2024 | 165,580 | -4.2% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 165,580 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 460.26, 359.8× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 165,580 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1,620, 102.2× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Commodity 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 | 412,118 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 260,358 | 143,243 | 412,118 | 9 |
| 2010s | 335,667 | 199,438 | 490,858 | 10 |
| 2020s | 193,677 | 165,580 | 231,646 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
More environment data for Paraguay
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 1.71 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 30.26 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 2.35 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is commodity driven deforestation in Paraguay?
- Commodity driven deforestation in Paraguay was 165,580 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest commodity driven deforestation recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 490,858 in 2012.
- What is the lowest commodity driven deforestation recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 143,243 in 2006.
- How does Paraguay rank for commodity driven deforestation?
- Paraguay ranks 12th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is commodity 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Commodity driven deforestation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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