Share of global annual deforestation in Paraguay
Paraguay: Share of global annual deforestation was 2.6% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Share of global annual deforestation in Paraguay, 1990–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, share of global annual deforestation in Paraguay stood at 2.6%.
The figure is down 28.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global annual deforestation in Paraguay peaked at 3.6% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 2.4%, in 1990.
That places Paraguay 8th out of 112 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.
Share of global annual deforestation in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.4% | — |
| 2000 | 2.8% | +18.7% |
| 2010 | 3.6% | +26.7% |
| 2015 | 2.8% | -23.1% |
| 2020 | 2.6% | -7.0% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 2.6% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1%, 25.6× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 2.6% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.3%, 9.6× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.4% | 2.4% | 2.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 2.8% | 2.8% | 2.8% | 1 |
| 2010s | 3.2% | 2.8% | 3.6% | 2 |
| 2020s | 2.6% | 2.6% | 2.6% | 1 |
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 global annual deforestation in Paraguay?
- Share of global annual deforestation in Paraguay was 2.6% in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global annual deforestation recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 3.6% in 2010.
- What is the lowest share of global annual deforestation recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.4% in 1990.
- How does Paraguay rank for share of global annual deforestation?
- Paraguay ranks 8th out of 112 countries with data for 2020.
- Is share of global annual deforestation rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Share of global annual deforestation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of global deforestation represents the proportion of a country's deforestation relative to the total global deforestation.