Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Paraguay
Paraguay: Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) was 27,661 kt in 2025. ▼ Falling
Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Paraguay, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Paraguay recorded 27,661 kt for carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 54.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in Paraguay peaked at 64,665 kt in 1990 and was at its lowest, 27,661 kt, in 2021.
Paraguay ranks 17th of 223 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 64,665 kt | — |
| 1991 | 64,665 kt | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 64,665 kt | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 64,665 kt | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 64,665 kt | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 64,665 kt | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 64,665 kt | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 64,665 kt | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 64,665 kt | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 64,665 kt | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 64,665 kt | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 64,662 kt | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 64,662 kt | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 64,662 kt | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 64,662 kt | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 64,662 kt | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 64,662 kt | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 64,662 kt | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 64,662 kt | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 64,662 kt | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 64,662 kt | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 60,720 kt | -6.1% |
| 2012 | 60,720 kt | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 60,720 kt | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 60,720 kt | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 60,720 kt | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 50,776 kt | -16.4% |
| 2017 | 50,776 kt | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 50,776 kt | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 50,776 kt | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 50,776 kt | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 27,661 kt | -45.5% |
| 2022 | 27,661 kt | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 27,661 kt | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 27,661 kt | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 27,661 kt | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 64,665 kt | 64,665 kt | 64,665 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 64,662 kt | 64,662 kt | 64,665 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 57,137 kt | 50,776 kt | 64,662 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 31,514 kt | 27,661 kt | 50,776 kt | 6 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
- 14 Micronesia (Federated States of) -14.67 kt compare
- 14 Nigeria 35,743 kt compare
- 15 Angola 32,311 kt compare
- 15 Wallis and Futuna Islands -36.67 kt compare
- 16 Cabo Verde -7.33 kt compare
- 16 Malaysia 30,030 kt compare
- 16 Micronesia -58.67 kt compare
- 17 Syrian Arab Republic -1,885 kt compare
- 18 Central African Republic 24,963 kt compare
- 18 Democratic People's Republic of Korea -1,995 kt compare
- 19 Liberia 22,829 kt compare
- 19 Viet Nam -5,412 kt compare
- 20 Mali 22,675 kt compare
- 20 Türkiye -6,908 kt compare
More climate change data for Paraguay
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 195.39 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 39,110 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 8,239 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 30,871 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 31.09 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,103 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 2,344 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2,010 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 333.84 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 7.58 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in Paraguay?
- Carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in Paraguay was 27,661 kt in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 64,665 kt in 1990.
- What is the lowest carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 27,661 kt in 2021.
- How does Paraguay rank for carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2)?
- Paraguay ranks 17th out of 223 countries with data for 2025.
- Is carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 54.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Paraguay data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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).