Land use hidden — Forest in Paraguay
Paraguay: Land use hidden — Forest was 152,642 Square kilometres in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land use hidden — Forest in Paraguay, 1990–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
Paraguay recorded 152,642 Square kilometres for land use hidden — forest in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and down 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — forest in Paraguay peaked at 255,459 Square kilometres in 1990 and was at its lowest, 152,642 Square kilometres, in 2023.
Paraguay ranks 40th of 199 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Forest in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 255,459 Square kilometres | — |
| 1991 | 252,904 Square kilometres | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 250,350 Square kilometres | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 247,796 Square kilometres | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 245,242 Square kilometres | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 242,688 Square kilometres | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 240,133 Square kilometres | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 237,579 Square kilometres | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 235,025 Square kilometres | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 232,471 Square kilometres | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 229,916 Square kilometres | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 226,495 Square kilometres | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 223,074 Square kilometres | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 219,652 Square kilometres | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 216,231 Square kilometres | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 212,809 Square kilometres | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 209,388 Square kilometres | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 205,966 Square kilometres | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 202,545 Square kilometres | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 199,124 Square kilometres | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 195,702 Square kilometres | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 191,560 Square kilometres | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 187,417 Square kilometres | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 183,274 Square kilometres | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 179,132 Square kilometres | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 174,989 Square kilometres | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 173,331 Square kilometres | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 169,403 Square kilometres | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 166,609 Square kilometres | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 163,816 Square kilometres | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 161,023 Square kilometres | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 158,229 Square kilometres | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 155,436 Square kilometres | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 152,642 Square kilometres | -1.8% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 152,642 Square kilometres is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 28,224 Square kilometres, 5.4× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 152,642 Square kilometres is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 20,940 Square kilometres, 7.3× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 243,965 Square kilometres | 232,471 Square kilometres | 255,459 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2000s | 214,520 Square kilometres | 199,124 Square kilometres | 229,916 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2010s | 178,523 Square kilometres | 163,816 Square kilometres | 195,702 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2020s | 156,832 Square kilometres | 152,642 Square kilometres | 161,023 Square kilometres | 4 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
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 land use hidden — forest in Paraguay?
- Land use hidden — forest in Paraguay was 152,642 Square kilometres in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land use hidden — forest recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 255,459 Square kilometres in 1990.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — forest recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 152,642 Square kilometres in 2023.
- How does Paraguay rank for land use hidden — forest?
- Paraguay ranks 40th out of 199 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — forest rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Paraguay data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Land use hidden — Forest. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Land resources are one of the four components of the natural environment: water, air, land and living resources. In this context land is both: a physical "milieu" necessary for the development of natural vegetation as well as cultivated vegetation; a resource for human activities. The data presented here give information concerning land use state and changes (e.g. agricultural land, forest land). Data source(s): Food and Agriculture Organization of the U.N., (FAOSTAT) Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: June 3, 2024 Database documentation Countries metadata