Deforestation embedded in trade in Paraguay
Paraguay: Deforestation embedded in trade was -33,820 hectares in 2023. ▲ Rising
Deforestation embedded in trade in Paraguay, 2005–2023
Source: Singh et al. (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Paraguay recorded -33,820 hectares for deforestation embedded in trade in 2023. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of up 19.8% on the previous year and up 72.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, deforestation embedded in trade in Paraguay peaked at -33,820 hectares in 2023 and was at its lowest, -125,100 hectares, in 2012.
That places Paraguay 174th out of 178 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -69,917 hectares | -109,309 hectares | -53,889 hectares | 5 |
| 2010s | -108,584 hectares | -125,100 hectares | -85,128 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | -56,759 hectares | -81,152 hectares | -33,820 hectares | 4 |
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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 deforestation embedded in trade in Paraguay?
- Deforestation embedded in trade in Paraguay was -33,820 hectares in 2023, according to Singh et al. (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest deforestation embedded in trade recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was -33,820 hectares in 2023.
- What is the lowest deforestation embedded in trade recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was -125,100 hectares in 2012.
- How does Paraguay rank for deforestation embedded in trade?
- Paraguay ranks 174th out of 178 countries with data for 2023.
- Is deforestation embedded in trade rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 72.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Paraguay data come from?
- The figures come from Singh et al. (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Deforestation embedded in trade. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Deforestation driven by imported goods minus exported goods from agriculture and forest plantations. Net importers of deforestation are countries who contribute to net deforestation in other countries – the deforestation that they cause in other countries is given as a positive value.