Forest land — Area in Paraguay
Paraguay: Forest land — Area was 14,297 1000 ha in 2025. ▼ Falling
Forest land — Area in Paraguay, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Paraguay recorded 14,297 1000 ha for forest land — area in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — area in Paraguay peaked at 25,680 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 14,297 1000 ha, in 2025.
That places Paraguay 45th out of 231 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23,983 1000 ha | 22,287 1000 ha | 25,680 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 20,213 1000 ha | 18,517 1000 ha | 21,910 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 16,650 1000 ha | 15,367 1000 ha | 18,140 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 14,707 1000 ha | 14,297 1000 ha | 15,116 1000 ha | 6 |
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More environment data for Paraguay
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 2.23 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 103.53 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 1,074 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 42.38 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 78.33 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 16,784 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 0.38 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 82.25 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 21.29 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 4,561 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — area in Paraguay?
- Forest land — area in Paraguay was 14,297 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — area recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 25,680 1000 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest land — area recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 14,297 1000 ha in 2025.
- How does Paraguay rank for forest land — area?
- Paraguay ranks 45th out of 231 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest land — area rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Paraguay data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forest land — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.