Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Paraguay
Paraguay: Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected was 35.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Paraguay, 2000–2025
Source: BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in Paraguay is 35.6%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in Paraguay peaked at 35.6% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 19.5%, in 2000.
Paraguay ranks 152nd of 240 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 19.5% | — |
| 2001 | 25.3% | +29.5% |
| 2002 | 25.3% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 27.1% | +7.4% |
| 2004 | 27.1% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 29.8% | +9.7% |
| 2006 | 29.8% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 30.0% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 31.6% | +5.6% |
| 2009 | 31.6% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 35.5% | +12.3% |
| 2011 | 35.5% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 35.5% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 35.5% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 35.6% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 35.6% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 35.6% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 35.6% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 35.6% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 35.6% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 35.6% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 35.6% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 35.6% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 35.6% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 35.6% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 35.6% | +0.0% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 35.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 42.8%, 83% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 35.6% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 35.0%, 1.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.7% | 19.5% | 31.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.6% | 35.5% | 35.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.6% | 35.6% | 35.6% | 6 |
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)
- 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in Paraguay?
- Share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in Paraguay was 35.6% in 2025, according to BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 35.6% in 2014.
- What is the lowest share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.5% in 2000.
- How does Paraguay rank for share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected?
- Paraguay ranks 152nd out of 240 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Paraguay data come from?
- The figures come from BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average proportion of Terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by protected areas (%).