Imported deforestation in Paraguay
Paraguay: Imported deforestation was 16,481 hectares in 2023. ▼ Falling
Imported deforestation in Paraguay, 2005–2023
Source: Singh et al. (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Paraguay recorded 16,481 hectares for imported deforestation in 2023.
That represents a change of down 2.1% on the previous year and up 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, imported deforestation in Paraguay peaked at 34,057 hectares in 2008 and was at its lowest, 10,570 hectares, in 2016.
Paraguay ranks 21st of 178 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25,826 hectares | 18,822 hectares | 34,057 hectares | 5 |
| 2010s | 14,720 hectares | 10,570 hectares | 18,162 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 16,935 hectares | 16,481 hectares | 17,331 hectares | 4 |
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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 imported deforestation in Paraguay?
- Imported deforestation in Paraguay was 16,481 hectares in 2023, according to Singh et al. (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest imported deforestation recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 34,057 hectares in 2008.
- What is the lowest imported deforestation recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 10,570 hectares in 2016.
- How does Paraguay rank for imported deforestation?
- Paraguay ranks 21st out of 178 countries with data for 2023.
- Is imported deforestation rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Paraguay data come from?
- The figures come from Singh et al. (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Imported deforestation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Imported deforestation is the amount of deforestation in other countries that is driven by the production of food and forestry products that are imported. This is measured in hectares.