Forestland — Area, per capita in Paraguay
Paraguay: Forestland — Area, per capita was 0.002 1000 ha per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Forestland — Area, per capita in Paraguay, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forestland — area, per capita in Paraguay is 0.002 1000 ha per person, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 23.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forestland — area, per capita in Paraguay peaked at 0.0064 1000 ha per person in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.002 1000 ha per person, in 2025.
That places Paraguay 23rd out of 191 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Forestland — Area, per capita in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0064 1000 ha per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0061 1000 ha per person | -4.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0059 1000 ha per person | -4.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0056 1000 ha per person | -4.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0054 1000 ha per person | -3.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0052 1000 ha per person | -3.9% |
| 1996 | 0.005 1000 ha per person | -3.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0048 1000 ha per person | -3.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0046 1000 ha per person | -3.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0045 1000 ha per person | -3.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0043 1000 ha per person | -3.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0042 1000 ha per person | -3.4% |
| 2002 | 0.004 1000 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0039 1000 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0038 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0037 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0036 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0035 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0034 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0033 1000 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0032 1000 ha per person | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0031 1000 ha per person | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 0.003 1000 ha per person | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0029 1000 ha per person | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0028 1000 ha per person | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0027 1000 ha per person | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0026 1000 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0025 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0024 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0024 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0023 1000 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0022 1000 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0022 1000 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0021 1000 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0021 1000 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 2025 | 0.002 1000 ha per person | -2.3% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 0.002 1000 ha per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0003 1000 ha per person, 6.1× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 0.002 1000 ha per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0003 1000 ha per person, 7.1× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0053 1000 ha per person | 0.0045 1000 ha per person | 0.0064 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0037 1000 ha per person | 0.0033 1000 ha per person | 0.0043 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0027 1000 ha per person | 0.0024 1000 ha per person | 0.0032 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0022 1000 ha per person | 0.002 1000 ha per person | 0.0023 1000 ha per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
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 forestland — area, per capita in Paraguay?
- Forestland — area, per capita in Paraguay was 0.002 1000 ha per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forestland — area, per capita recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0064 1000 ha per person in 1990.
- What is the lowest forestland — area, per capita recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.002 1000 ha per person in 2025.
- How does Paraguay rank for forestland — area, per capita?
- Paraguay ranks 23rd out of 191 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forestland — area, per capita rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Paraguay data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Forestland — Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Forestland — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Forestland — Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Forestland — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Forestland — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.