Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods in Paraguay
Paraguay: Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods was -163,710 hectares in 2025. ▲ Rising
Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods in Paraguay, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Paraguay recorded -163,710 hectares for change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 53.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods in Paraguay peaked at -163,710 hectares in 2021 and was at its lowest, -376,997 hectares, in 1991.
Paraguay ranks 224th of 235 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -376,997 hectares | — |
| 1992 | -376,997 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1993 | -376,997 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1994 | -376,997 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1995 | -376,997 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1996 | -376,997 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1997 | -376,997 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1998 | -376,997 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1999 | -376,997 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2000 | -376,997 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2001 | -376,996 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2002 | -376,996 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2003 | -376,996 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2004 | -376,996 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2005 | -376,996 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2006 | -376,996 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2007 | -376,996 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2008 | -376,996 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2009 | -376,996 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2010 | -376,996 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2011 | -354,016 hectares | -6.1% |
| 2012 | -354,016 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2013 | -354,016 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2014 | -354,016 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2015 | -354,016 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2016 | -250,746 hectares | -29.2% |
| 2017 | -250,746 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2018 | -250,746 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2019 | -250,746 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2020 | -250,746 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2021 | -163,710 hectares | -34.7% |
| 2022 | -163,710 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2023 | -163,710 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2024 | -163,710 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2025 | -163,710 hectares | -0.0% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's -163,710 hectares is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is -22 hectares, 7441.3× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -376,997 hectares | -376,997 hectares | -376,997 hectares | 9 |
| 2000s | -376,996 hectares | -376,997 hectares | -376,996 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | -315,006 hectares | -376,996 hectares | -250,746 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | -178,216 hectares | -250,746 hectares | -163,710 hectares | 6 |
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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)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 2.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods in Paraguay?
- Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods in Paraguay was -163,710 hectares in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was -163,710 hectares in 2021.
- What is the lowest change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was -376,997 hectares in 1991.
- How does Paraguay rank for change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods?
- Paraguay ranks 224th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 53.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.