Brazil vs Paraguay: Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land)

Brazil
920,084 kt
in 2022
Paraguay
26,952 kt
in 2021
Brazil rank
1st
Paraguay rank
3rd

Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) over time

  • Brazil
  • Paraguay
0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M2.5M199020062022

How they compare

Brazil currently reports 920,084 kt against 26,952 kt in Paraguay, a difference of 893,132 kt.

That makes Brazil's figure about 34.1 times Paraguay's.

Across all 30 years both countries report, Brazil has been ahead every year.

Brazil ranks 1st and Paraguay ranks 3rd of 57 countries.

Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Paraguay Difference Ahead
1990s 1.06 million kt 11,147 kt 1.05 million kt Brazil
2000s 1.43 million kt 24,818 kt 1.41 million kt Brazil
2010s 573,427 kt 34,450 kt 538,978 kt Brazil
2020s 908,727 kt 24,726 kt 884,001 kt Brazil

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land), Brazil or Paraguay?
Brazil, at 920,084 kt against 26,952 kt in Paraguay as of 2022.
What is the difference in net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) between Brazil and Paraguay?
893,132 kt, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Paraguay?
30 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2021.
How do Brazil and Paraguay rank globally for net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land)?
Brazil ranks 1st and Paraguay ranks 3rd of 57 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) — UNFCCC. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) — UNFCCC
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
61 places, 1,721 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Forests consists of CO2 emissions and removals corresponding to forest carbon stock changes (aboveground and belowground living biomass). Estimates are computed following the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 2006).