Paraguay — Forest area
Forest Area (% of Land Area) for Paraguay, 1990–2024.
Forest area for Paraguay was 36.52% in 2024, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 35 years, from 1990 to 2024. The highest recorded value was 64.64% in 1990. Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -1.67% per year.
Paraguay ranks 91 of 214 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 43%. The median for Latin America & Caribbean is 49.75%, so Paraguay sits below it. It peaked in 1990 and has fallen 44% since. Over the last decade (2014–2024) the figure moved down 13%. Within Latin America & Caribbean it ranks 26 of 42 economies; Cuba (34.88%) is just below it. That is 6% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 29th of 178 in 1990 → 46th of 207 in 2000 → 66th of 209 in 2010 → 84th of 214 in 2020 → 91st of 209 in 2024.
Key figures
Full history — 1990 to 2024
| Year | % of land area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 36.52% | -0.4 pp |
| 2023 | 36.93% | -0.4 pp |
| 2022 | 37.34% | -0.3 pp |
| 2021 | 37.63% | -0.4 pp |
| 2020 | 38.05% | -0.6 pp |
| 2019 | 38.68% | -0.6 pp |
| 2018 | 39.31% | -0.6 pp |
| 2017 | 39.94% | -0.6 pp |
| 2016 | 40.57% | -0.6 pp |
| 2015 | 41.2% | -0.9 pp |
| 2014 | 42.09% | -0.9 pp |
| 2013 | 42.98% | -0.9 pp |
| 2012 | 43.88% | -0.9 pp |
| 2011 | 44.77% | -0.9 pp |
| 2010 | 45.66% | -0.9 pp |
| 2009 | 46.61% | -0.9 pp |
| 2008 | 47.56% | -0.9 pp |
| 2007 | 48.5% | -0.9 pp |
| 2006 | 49.45% | -0.9 pp |
| 2005 | 50.4% | -0.9 pp |
| 2004 | 51.35% | -0.9 pp |
| 2003 | 52.3% | -0.9 pp |
| 2002 | 53.25% | -0.9 pp |
| 2001 | 54.2% | -0.9 pp |
| 2000 | 55.15% | -0.9 pp |
| 1999 | 56.1% | -0.9 pp |
| 1998 | 57.04% | -0.9 pp |
| 1997 | 57.99% | -0.9 pp |
| 1996 | 58.94% | -0.9 pp |
| 1995 | 59.89% | -0.9 pp |
| 1994 | 60.84% | -0.9 pp |
| 1993 | 61.79% | -0.9 pp |
| 1992 | 62.74% | -0.9 pp |
| 1991 | 63.69% | -0.9 pp |
| 1990 | 64.64% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Paraguay’s Forest area in 1991?
63.69% (1991). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of land area, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Paraguay’s Forest area growing or shrinking?
Between 1990 and 2024 the series was shrinking overall: -43.5% in total — about 1.7% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator AG.LND.FRST.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2024: 36.52%; 2023: 36.93%; 2022: 37.34%; 2021: 37.63%; 2020: 38.05%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
AG.LND.FRST.ZS — Forest Area (% of Land Area). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.