Annual deforestation as a share of forest area in Paraguay
Paraguay: Annual deforestation as a share of forest area was 1.4% in 2020. ▬ Flat
Annual deforestation as a share of forest area in Paraguay, 1990–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Paraguay recorded 1.4% for annual deforestation as a share of forest area in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is down 26.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual deforestation as a share of forest area in Paraguay peaked at 2.0% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1.4%, in 2020.
Paraguay ranks 11th of 105 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.5% | 1.5% | 1.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.7% | 1.7% | 1.7% | 1 |
| 2010s | 1.8% | 1.6% | 2.0% | 2 |
| 2020s | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1.4% | 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 as a share of forest area in Paraguay?
- Annual deforestation as a share of forest area in Paraguay was 1.4% 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 as a share of forest area recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 2.0% in 2010.
- What is the lowest annual deforestation as a share of forest area recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4% in 2020.
- How does Paraguay rank for annual deforestation as a share of forest area?
- Paraguay ranks 11th out of 105 countries with data for 2020.
- Is annual deforestation as a share of forest area rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 as a share of forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual deforestation as share of forest area represents the yearly percentage of forest area lost due to deforestation relative to the total forest area.