Terrestrial and marine protected areas in Paraguay
Paraguay: Terrestrial and marine protected areas was 14.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Terrestrial and marine protected areas in Paraguay, 2013–2025
Source: Protected Planet: The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) and World Database on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (WD-OECM), UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring. Measured in % of total territorial area.
Analysis
Paraguay recorded 14.9% for terrestrial and marine protected areas in 2025. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 129.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, terrestrial and marine protected areas in Paraguay peaked at 14.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.5%, in 2013.
Paraguay ranks 87th of 213 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Terrestrial and marine protected areas in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | % of total territorial area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 6.5% | — |
| 2014 | 6.5% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 6.5% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 6.5% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 6.5% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 14.3% | +120.0% |
| 2019 | 14.3% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 14.3% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 14.3% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 14.3% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 14.3% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 14.9% | +4.2% |
| 2025 | 14.9% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 8.7% | 6.5% | 14.3% | 7 |
| 2020s | 14.5% | 14.3% | 14.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
- 84 Dominican Republic 15.3% compare
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- 87 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 14.9% compare
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- 90 Central African Republic 14.8% compare
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More climate change data for Paraguay
- 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)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 11.92 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is terrestrial and marine protected areas in Paraguay?
- Terrestrial and marine protected areas in Paraguay was 14.9% in 2025, according to Protected Planet: The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) and World Database on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (WD-OECM), UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring.
- What is the highest terrestrial and marine protected areas recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 14.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest terrestrial and marine protected areas recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.5% in 2013.
- How does Paraguay rank for terrestrial and marine protected areas?
- Paraguay ranks 87th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is terrestrial and marine protected areas rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 129.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Paraguay data come from?
- The figures come from Protected Planet: The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) and World Database on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (WD-OECM), UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring, published as part of Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Terrestrial protected areas are totally or partially protected areas of at least 1,000 hectares that are designated by national authorities as scientific reserves with limited public access, national parks, natural monuments, nature reserves or wildlife sanctuaries, protected landscapes, and areas managed mainly for sustainable use. Marine protected areas are areas of intertidal or subtidal terrain--and overlying water and associated flora and fauna and historical and cultural features--that have been reserved by law or other effective means to protect part or all of the enclosed environment. Sites protected under local or provincial law are excluded.