Net Forest conversion — Area in Paraguay
Paraguay: Net Forest conversion — Area was 217.62 1000 ha in 2025. ▼ Falling
Net Forest conversion — Area in Paraguay, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2025, net forest conversion — area in Paraguay stood at 217.62 1000 ha. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is down 38.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net forest conversion — area in Paraguay peaked at 377 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 217.62 1000 ha, in 2021.
That places Paraguay 9th out of 223 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Net Forest conversion — Area in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 377 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 377 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 377 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 377 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 377 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 377 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 377 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 377 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 377 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 377 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 377 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 377 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 377 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 377 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 377 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 377 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 377 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 377 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 377 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 377 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 377 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 354.02 1000 ha | -6.1% |
| 2012 | 354.02 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 354.02 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 354.02 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 354.02 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 261.17 1000 ha | -26.2% |
| 2017 | 261.17 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 261.17 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 261.17 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 261.17 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 217.62 1000 ha | -16.7% |
| 2022 | 217.62 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 217.62 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 217.62 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 217.62 1000 ha | +0.0% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 217.62 1000 ha is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.044 1000 ha, 4946.0× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 377 1000 ha | 377 1000 ha | 377 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 377 1000 ha | 377 1000 ha | 377 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 319.18 1000 ha | 261.17 1000 ha | 377 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 224.88 1000 ha | 217.62 1000 ha | 261.17 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
- 6 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 244.05 1000 ha compare
- 6 Cambodia 315.9 1000 ha compare
- 7 Lao People's Democratic Republic 62.67 1000 ha compare
- 7 Peru 305.58 1000 ha compare
- 8 Mozambique 269.03 1000 ha compare
- 8 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 60.11 1000 ha compare
- 10 Argentina 195.32 1000 ha compare
- 10 Viet Nam 25.29 1000 ha compare
- 11 Sudan 174.14 1000 ha compare
- 11 Sudan (former) 174.14 1000 ha compare
- 11 Melanesia 7.82 1000 ha compare
- 12 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 1.98 1000 ha 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 net forest conversion — area in Paraguay?
- Net forest conversion — area in Paraguay was 217.62 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest net forest conversion — area recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 377 1000 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest net forest conversion — area recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 217.62 1000 ha in 2021.
- How does Paraguay rank for net forest conversion — area?
- Paraguay ranks 9th out of 223 countries with data for 2025.
- Is net forest conversion — area rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.5%. 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 Net Forest conversion — Area. 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).