Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Paraguay
Paraguay: Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted was 321,690 hectares in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Paraguay, 2016–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
In 2025, forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Paraguay stood at 321,690 hectares. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 20.1% on the previous year and up 2,985.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Paraguay peaked at 321,690 hectares in 2025 and was at its lowest, 10,426 hectares, in 2016.
That places Paraguay 67th out of 185 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 26,065 hectares | 10,426 hectares | 41,704 hectares | 4 |
| 2020s | 186,910 hectares | 52,130 hectares | 321,690 hectares | 6 |
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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 forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Paraguay?
- Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Paraguay was 321,690 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 forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 321,690 hectares in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 10,426 hectares in 2016.
- How does Paraguay rank for forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted?
- Paraguay ranks 67th out of 185 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2,985.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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