Deforestation statistics for Paraguay



Paraguay: Demographic data

Population (2022)7,132,538
Annual population growth rate (2022)1.30%
Population density (people/sq km)18
Net migration-16,556
Fertility rate2.4
Median age26
Urban population share62%


Paraguay: Land cover and land use change data
Land area (sq km): 397,300
Tree cover (30%)
Tree cover extent in 2000 (ha): 24,296,824
Tree cover extent as % of land area: 61.20%

Tree cover loss from 2001-20 (ha): 6,276,474
Tree cover extent as % of 2000 tree cover: 25.80%
Tropical primary forest
Primary forest extent in 2001 (ha): 3,481,094
Primary forest extent as % of land area: 8.80%
Primary forest extent as % of 2000 tree cover: 14.30%

Primary forest loss from 2002-20 (ha): 1,055,992
Primary forest loss from 2002-20 as % of 2001 primary forest cover: 30.30%

Primary forest extent in 2020 (ha): 2,425,102
Primary forest extent in 2020 as % of land area: 6.10%
Primary forest extent in 2020 as % of 2000 tree cover area: 10%


Paraguay: Annual forest and tree cover data



Paraguay: Tropical primary forest loss by year All figures in hectares
Year: Hectares
2002: 50,508
2003: 74,443
2004: 65,084
2005: 57,705
2006: 27,949
2007: 85,752
2008: 53,657
2009: 49,611
2010: 72,835
2011: 64,119
2012: 83,806
2013: 53,487
2014: 38,156
2015: 28,271
2016: 45,863
2017: 70,056
2018: 25,298
2019: 50,817
2020: 58,572


Paraguay: Tree cover loss by year 30% tree cover threshold; all figures in hectares
Year: Hectares
2001: 150,238
2002: 195,124
2003: 267,309
2004: 247,347
2005: 262,650
2006: 148,256
2007: 426,215
2008: 376,342
2009: 353,183
2010: 442,300
2011: 457,195
2012: 510,219
2013: 318,563
2014: 345,746
2015: 279,375
2016: 319,823
2017: 360,058
2018: 258,779
2019: 314,372
2020: 243,379




Tree cover loss by year at the subnational level (administrative level 1)

Sub-national admin area 1Tree cover extent
(2001)
ha
Tree cover loss
(2001-05)
ha
Tree cover loss
(2006-10)
ha
Tree cover loss
(2011-15)
ha
Tree cover loss
(2016-20)
ha
Tree cover loss
(2001-20)
ha
Tree cover loss
(2001-20)
%
Alto Paraguay6,715,455267,443505,376475,062387,3081,635,18924.3%
Concepción1,023,35850,90743,33134,90741,737170,88216.7%
Cordillera205,6102,9903,3084,3295,52216,1497.9%
Guairá180,0807,3054,3324,8135,34821,79712.1%
Itapúa596,91129,78311,53812,09730,95784,37614.1%
Misiones157,7161,0451,8791,3321,1485,4043.4%
Ñeembucú177,9783776814155442,0181.1%
Paraguarí277,5863,4573,2104,9435,50517,1156.2%
Presidente Hayes4,025,843155,435260,247179,934127,404723,01918.0%
San Pedro983,850102,22784,26380,80157,442324,73333.0%
Alto Paraná463,53648,64615,99319,07311,96095,67220.6%
Amambay583,32441,40029,62137,21456,578164,81328.3%
Asunción1,79551436591146.4%
Boquerón7,061,846244,697698,768942,829636,8792,523,17335.7%
Caaguazú571,12153,99322,34037,46830,769144,57025.3%
Caazapá472,79922,83211,12715,36433,04882,37117.4%
Canindeyú732,35789,26149,10759,60462,772260,74535.6%
Central65,7028691,1648791,4354,3476.6%




Tree cover loss by year at the subnational level (administrative level 2)

Sub-national admin area 1Admin area 2Tree cover extent
(2000)
ha
Tree cover loss
(2001-05)
ha
Tree cover loss
(2006-10)
ha
Tree cover loss
(2011-15)
ha
Tree cover loss
(2016-20)
ha
Tree cover loss
(2001-20)
ha
Tree cover loss
(2001-20)
%
Alto ParaguayFuerte Olimpo485,05721,65452,58062,45238,224174,91036.1%
Alto ParaguayLa Victoria395,04246,24449,65529,90115,948141,74835.9%
Alto ParaguayMayor Pablo Lagerenza4989330163.2%
ConcepciónBelén42410292947217.0%
ConcepciónConcepción254,8009,31513,2279,1288,04439,71415.6%
ConcepciónHorqueta45,74312,8165,2532,7352,39623,20050.7%
ConcepciónLoreto1,758164352201317.4%
ConcepciónSan Carlos39,0301939049149312,9437.5%
ConcepciónSan Lázaro24,0574631,1455344292,57210.7%
ConcepciónYby Yaù44,3213,3442,1753,3866,48515,39034.7%
CordilleraJuan de Mena205011021.1%
CordilleraMbocayaty del Yhaguy5220446152.8%
CordilleraSan José Obrero3930112844411.3%
CordilleraTobatí0000000.0%
CordilleraArroyos y Esteros1,19916612914111.8%
CordilleraCaraguatay95876710212312.8%
GuairáJose A. Fassardi3,49930724918911886324.7%
GuairáMbocayaty del Guairá7357694263.6%
GuairáNatalicio Talavera43583315286.5%
GuairáÑumí442210323388.6%
GuairáVillarrica2,39624153716923.8%
GuairáYataity del Guairá247002131.1%
GuairáCapitán Mauricio José Troche9699259341419920.6%
GuairáCoronel Martínez172000000.2%
GuairáDoctor Botrell6290137111.8%
GuairáFélix Perez Cardozo8700751112.9%
GuairáGeneral Eugenio A. Garay7,734751181161344435.7%
GuairáIndependencia7,8586312041811681,18315.1%
ItapúaAlto Verá39,2199803551,24316,83619,41349.5%
ItapúaMayor Julio D. Otaño1,3176422386919214.6%
ItapúaSan Pedro del Paraná840411203541.6%
ItapúaSan Rafael del Paraná2,3312192601813701,03044.2%
ItapúaTomás Romero Pereira96281233444.5%
ItapúaYatytay110300326.0%
ItapúaEdelira1,5524561409120689357.5%
MisionesVilla Florida71000000.3%
ÑeembucúAlberdi377110361.5%
ÑeembucúPaso de Patria421010010.2%
ÑeembucúPilar53000000.0%
ÑeembucúTacuaras22000000.6%
ÑeembucúVilla Franca2,0051862160.8%
ÑeembucúVilla Oliva626010440.7%
ÑeembucúGuazú Cuá0000000.0%
ÑeembucúHumaitá1,438141170.5%
ÑeembucúIsla Umbú259110020.6%
ParaguaríQuiíndy2,43266410251.0%
ParaguaríSan Roque González de Santa Cruz24000000.6%
ParaguaríYbycui0000000.0%
ParaguaríYbytimí46001012.1%
ParaguaríCaapucú3,687451015340.9%
Presidente HayesBenjamín Aceval16,0791122562611047344.6%
Presidente HayesPozo Colorado305,31212,87230,78114,05613,00070,70923.2%
Presidente HayesPuerto Pinasco394,47712,52021,59013,51214,37761,99915.7%
Presidente HayesVilla Hayes260,9885,98414,59811,8218,12440,52615.5%
San Pedro25 de Diciembre7737465113618624.0%
San PedroSan Pablo2,53410912076931412.4%
San PedroSan Pedro del Ycuamandyyú41,9882,8083,7783,7561,70912,05228.7%
San PedroTacuatí86,13413,53014,6918,7677,32544,31351.4%
San PedroVilla del Rosario3,0842326299882.9%
San PedroAntequera5,8995731328313979313.4%
San PedroChoré4,6189377654281772,30750.0%
San PedroGeneral Elizardo Aquino7,9691,7131,4849663704,53356.9%
San PedroGeneral Isidoro Resquín19,1853,8123,2521,3182,32710,71055.8%
San PedroItacurubí del Rosario2,820481148643472725.8%
San PedroLima7,0323645942543931,60622.8%
San PedroNueva Germania74,5338,76810,53319,89810,73549,93467.0%
San PedroSan Estanislao55,7179,0578,5577,4042,35327,37149.1%
Alto ParanáMinga Porá0000000.0%
Alto ParanáÑacunday19,9371,1491541832531,7398.7%
Alto ParanáNaranjal193105063.0%
Alto ParanáPresidente Franco1,23611212163017013.8%
Alto ParanáSan Alberto13,3861281213450.3%
Alto ParanáSan Cristóbal15,3873,7787991,1065006,18340.2%
Alto ParanáSanta Rita2,900703801324195532.9%
Alto ParanáSanta Rosa del Monday7,4761,919275522822,79737.4%
Alto ParanáYguazú5,60999385401041,22221.8%
Alto ParanáDomingo Martínez de Irala4,828282527894218.7%
Alto ParanáHernandarias5,55352312510716391816.5%
Alto ParanáItakyry31,9506,8283,5455,5632,48918,42557.7%
Alto ParanáLos Cedrales2,10032866134152925.2%
Alto ParanáMbaracayú13,005165911282075914.5%
Alto ParanáMinga Guazú5419118020029253.9%
AmambayBella Vista88,5065,3585,4775,0019,43525,27128.6%
AmambayCapitán Bado76,8166,6509,38813,37911,34440,76153.1%
AmambayPedro Juan Caballero72,8644,2412,3453,16011,10520,85128.6%
BoquerónDoctor Pedro P. Peña31,3787999201,3253,1416,18519.7%
CaaguazúMariscal Francisco Solano López25,1677,2282,4233,6941,69915,04459.8%
CaaguazúR. I. 3 Corrales2,46513114122118567727.5%
CaaguazúRaúl Arsenio Oviedo7,3001,0549211,7934424,21057.7%
CaaguazúRepatriación2,4396242003482591,43258.7%
CaaguazúSan Joaquín4,6034022064612711,34029.1%
CaaguazúSanta Rosa del Mbutuy61736951058732452.4%
CaaguazúSimón Bolívar11362319105952.1%
CaaguazúYhú47,4002,3712,3804,4627,33716,55034.9%
CaaguazúCaaguazú7,0703852391,1656132,40234.0%
CaaguazúCarayaó14,0595455788401,2633,22622.9%
CaaguazúCoronel Oviedo3,230758090152618.1%
CaaguazúDoctor J. Eulogio Estigarribia1,37620515514410260644.1%
CaaguazúLa Pastora1383161825641.0%
CaazapáAbaí24,1961,6417204982,3535,21221.5%
CaazapáCaazapá50414100163.1%
CaazapáGeneral Higinio Morínigo1,110610136353.1%
CaazapáSan Juan Nepomuceno2910225134113.9%
CaazapáTabaí43,1583,2021,6082,51713,54120,86948.4%
CanindeyúCorpus Christi1,270588614725654743.1%
CanindeyúGeneral Francisco C. Alvarez24,4733,5671,1185,04948310,21741.7%
CanindeyúItanara18,7993,3161,3661,8751,6548,21143.7%
CanindeyúSalto del Guairá186000000.1%
CanindeyúVilla San Isidro Curuguaty75,80910,4748,37910,14111,88240,87653.9%
CanindeyúVilla Ygatimí83,4063,5633,1735,05012,80924,59429.5%
CanindeyúYpejhú32,8814,7054,1984,0044,39117,29852.6%
CentralNueva Italia66000000.0%
CentralVilleta19000000.0%




Primary forest loss by year at the subnational level (administrative level 2)

Sub-national admin area 1Primary forest extent
(2000)
ha
Primary forest loss
(2001-05)
ha
Primary forest loss
(2006-10)
ha
Primary forest loss
(2011-15)
ha
Primary forest loss
(2016-20)
ha
Primary forest loss
(2001-20)
ha
Primary forest loss
(2001-20)
%
Alto Paraguay880,59667,908102,23892,35654,172316,67436.0%
Concepción410,13326,15722,77616,77718,30984,02020.5%
Cordillera3,277928462423259.9%
Guairá25,2041,1466635845052,89911.5%
Itapúa45,4741,7267851,56617,53321,61047.5%
Misiones71000000.3%
Ñeembucú5,20141579360.7%
Paraguarí6,19010111525611.0%
Presidente Hayes976,85631,48867,22539,65035,605173,96917.8%
San Pedro312,28541,73344,32843,25525,617154,93449.6%
Alto Paraná124,10116,8855,4718,0463,89134,29427.6%
Amambay238,18716,24917,21021,54031,88486,88336.5%
Boquerón31,3787999201,3253,1416,18519.7%
Caaguazú115,97913,0947,44813,36012,28446,18739.8%
Caazapá69,2604,8502,3653,04315,91426,17237.8%
Canindeyú236,82325,68318,32026,26731,474101,74443.0%
Central85000000.0%




Primary forest loss by year at the subnational area (administrative level 2)

Sub-national admin area 1Admin area 2Primary forest extent
(2001)
ha
Primary forest loss
(2001-05)
ha
Primary forest loss
(2006-10)
ha
Primary forest loss
(2011-15)
ha
Primary forest loss
(2016-20)
ha
Primary forest loss
(2001-20)
ha
Primary forest loss
(2001-20)
%
Alto ParaguayFuerte Olimpo485,05721,65452,58062,45238,224174,91036.1%
Alto ParaguayLa Victoria395,04246,24449,65529,90115,948141,74835.9%
Alto ParaguayMayor Pablo Lagerenza4989330163.2%
ConcepciónBelén42410292947217.0%
ConcepciónConcepción254,8009,31513,2279,1288,04439,71415.6%
ConcepciónHorqueta45,74312,8165,2532,7352,39623,20050.7%
ConcepciónLoreto1,758164352201317.4%
ConcepciónSan Carlos39,0301939049149312,9437.5%
ConcepciónSan Lázaro24,0574631,1455344292,57210.7%
ConcepciónYby Yaù44,3213,3442,1753,3866,48515,39034.7%
CordilleraJuan de Mena205011021.1%
CordilleraMbocayaty del Yhaguy5220446152.8%
CordilleraSan José Obrero3930112844411.3%
CordilleraTobatí0000000.0%
CordilleraArroyos y Esteros1,19916612914111.8%
CordilleraCaraguatay95876710212312.8%
GuairáJose A. Fassardi3,49930724918911886324.7%
GuairáMbocayaty del Guairá7357694263.6%
GuairáNatalicio Talavera43583315286.5%
GuairáÑumí442210323388.6%
GuairáVillarrica2,39624153716923.8%
GuairáYataity del Guairá247002131.1%
GuairáCapitán Mauricio José Troche9699259341419920.6%
GuairáCoronel Martínez172000000.2%
GuairáDoctor Botrell6290137111.8%
GuairáFélix Perez Cardozo8700751112.9%
GuairáGeneral Eugenio A. Garay7,734751181161344435.7%
GuairáIndependencia7,8586312041811681,18315.1%
ItapúaAlto Verá39,2199803551,24316,83619,41349.5%
ItapúaMayor Julio D. Otaño1,3176422386919214.6%
ItapúaSan Pedro del Paraná840411203541.6%
ItapúaSan Rafael del Paraná2,3312192601813701,03044.2%
ItapúaTomás Romero Pereira96281233444.5%
ItapúaYatytay110300326.0%
ItapúaEdelira1,5524561409120689357.5%
MisionesVilla Florida71000000.3%
ÑeembucúAlberdi377110361.5%
ÑeembucúPaso de Patria421010010.2%
ÑeembucúPilar53000000.0%
ÑeembucúTacuaras22000000.6%
ÑeembucúVilla Franca2,0051862160.8%
ÑeembucúVilla Oliva626010440.7%
ÑeembucúGuazú Cuá0000000.0%
ÑeembucúHumaitá1,438141170.5%
ÑeembucúIsla Umbú259110020.6%
ParaguaríQuiíndy2,43266410251.0%
ParaguaríSan Roque González de Santa Cruz24000000.6%
ParaguaríYbycui0000000.0%
ParaguaríYbytimí46001012.1%
ParaguaríCaapucú3,687451015340.9%
Presidente HayesBenjamín Aceval16,0791122562611047344.6%
Presidente HayesPozo Colorado305,31212,87230,78114,05613,00070,70923.2%
Presidente HayesPuerto Pinasco394,47712,52021,59013,51214,37761,99915.7%
Presidente HayesVilla Hayes260,9885,98414,59811,8218,12440,52615.5%
San Pedro25 de Diciembre7737465113618624.0%
San PedroSan Pablo2,53410912076931412.4%
San PedroSan Pedro del Ycuamandyyú41,9882,8083,7783,7561,70912,05228.7%
San PedroTacuatí86,13413,53014,6918,7677,32544,31351.4%
San PedroVilla del Rosario3,0842326299882.9%
San PedroAntequera5,8995731328313979313.4%
San PedroChoré4,6189377654281772,30750.0%
San PedroGeneral Elizardo Aquino7,9691,7131,4849663704,53356.9%
San PedroGeneral Isidoro Resquín19,1853,8123,2521,3182,32710,71055.8%
San PedroItacurubí del Rosario2,820481148643472725.8%
San PedroLima7,0323645942543931,60622.8%
San PedroNueva Germania74,5338,76810,53319,89810,73549,93467.0%
San PedroSan Estanislao55,7179,0578,5577,4042,35327,37149.1%
Alto ParanáMinga Porá0000000.0%
Alto ParanáÑacunday19,9371,1491541832531,7398.7%
Alto ParanáNaranjal193105063.0%
Alto ParanáPresidente Franco1,23611212163017013.8%
Alto ParanáSan Alberto13,3861281213450.3%
Alto ParanáSan Cristóbal15,3873,7787991,1065006,18340.2%
Alto ParanáSanta Rita2,900703801324195532.9%
Alto ParanáSanta Rosa del Monday7,4761,919275522822,79737.4%
Alto ParanáYguazú5,60999385401041,22221.8%
Alto ParanáDomingo Martínez de Irala4,828282527894218.7%
Alto ParanáHernandarias5,55352312510716391816.5%
Alto ParanáItakyry31,9506,8283,5455,5632,48918,42557.7%
Alto ParanáLos Cedrales2,10032866134152925.2%
Alto ParanáMbaracayú13,005165911282075914.5%
Alto ParanáMinga Guazú5419118020029253.9%
AmambayBella Vista88,5065,3585,4775,0019,43525,27128.6%
AmambayCapitán Bado76,8166,6509,38813,37911,34440,76153.1%
AmambayPedro Juan Caballero72,8644,2412,3453,16011,10520,85128.6%
BoquerónDoctor Pedro P. Peña31,3787999201,3253,1416,18519.7%
CaaguazúMariscal Francisco Solano López25,1677,2282,4233,6941,69915,04459.8%
CaaguazúR. I. 3 Corrales2,46513114122118567727.5%
CaaguazúRaúl Arsenio Oviedo7,3001,0549211,7934424,21057.7%
CaaguazúRepatriación2,4396242003482591,43258.7%
CaaguazúSan Joaquín4,6034022064612711,34029.1%
CaaguazúSanta Rosa del Mbutuy61736951058732452.4%
CaaguazúSimón Bolívar11362319105952.1%
CaaguazúYhú47,4002,3712,3804,4627,33716,55034.9%
CaaguazúCaaguazú7,0703852391,1656132,40234.0%
CaaguazúCarayaó14,0595455788401,2633,22622.9%
CaaguazúCoronel Oviedo3,230758090152618.1%
CaaguazúDoctor J. Eulogio Estigarribia1,37620515514410260644.1%
CaaguazúLa Pastora1383161825641.0%
CaazapáAbaí24,1961,6417204982,3535,21221.5%
CaazapáCaazapá50414100163.1%
CaazapáGeneral Higinio Morínigo1,110610136353.1%
CaazapáSan Juan Nepomuceno2910225134113.9%
CaazapáTabaí43,1583,2021,6082,51713,54120,86948.4%
CanindeyúCorpus Christi1,270588614725654743.1%
CanindeyúGeneral Francisco C. Alvarez24,4733,5671,1185,04948310,21741.7%
CanindeyúItanara18,7993,3161,3661,8751,6548,21143.7%
CanindeyúSalto del Guairá186000000.1%
CanindeyúVilla San Isidro Curuguaty75,80910,4748,37910,14111,88240,87653.9%
CanindeyúVilla Ygatimí83,4063,5633,1735,05012,80924,59429.5%
CanindeyúYpejhú32,8814,7054,1984,0044,39117,29852.6%
CentralNueva Italia66000000.0%
CentralVilleta19000000.0%


 

2019 forest data for Paraguay | Archived forest data for Paraguay | Forest data for Paraguay

Data Source: Tree cover loss: Hansen/UMD/Google/USGS/NASA via Global Forest Watch. Administrative boundaries: Global Administrative Areas database (GADM), version 3.6.

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