Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Paraguay
Paraguay: Forest area as a proportion of total land area was 36.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Paraguay, 1990–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2025, forest area as a proportion of total land area in Paraguay stood at 36.1%. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of down 12.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area as a proportion of total land area in Paraguay peaked at 64.6% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 36.1%, in 2025.
That places Paraguay 90th out of 219 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 64.6% | — |
| 2000 | 55.1% | -14.7% |
| 2010 | 45.7% | -17.2% |
| 2015 | 41.2% | -9.8% |
| 2020 | 38.0% | -7.6% |
| 2025 | 36.1% | -5.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 64.6% | 64.6% | 64.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 55.1% | 55.1% | 55.1% | 1 |
| 2010s | 43.4% | 41.2% | 45.7% | 2 |
| 2020s | 37.1% | 36.1% | 38.0% | 2 |
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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)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per capita 0.0237 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate 28.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, per capita 0.0083 t per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area as a proportion of total land area in Paraguay?
- Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Paraguay was 36.1% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest forest area as a proportion of total land area recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 64.6% in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area as a proportion of total land area recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.1% in 2025.
- How does Paraguay rank for forest area as a proportion of total land area?
- Paraguay ranks 90th out of 219 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area as a proportion of total land area rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Paraguay data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Forest area as a proportion of total land area (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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