Environment in Paraguay

2,138 indicators covering environment for Paraguay.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Forest area 14.30 million hectares 2025 down 12.7% 43rd
Share of global forest area 0.3% 2025 down 11.8% 43rd
Standardised Precipitation-Evapotranspiration Index -0.0659 2023 up 72.8% 78th
Veneer sheets — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP 2024 down 61.3% 108th
Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export quantity, per square kilometre 0.0236 m3 per square kilometre 2023 down 44.7% 73rd
Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export value, per square kilometre 0.0132 1000 USD per square kilometre 2023 down 55.4% 80th
Veneer sheets — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 up 78.9% 134th
Total fibre furnish — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 up 271.4% 80th
Total fibre furnish — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 up 129.5% 54th
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 up 42.5% 1st
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 up 10.3% 2nd
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 up 10.9% 3rd
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 up 7.7% 14th
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 up 8.1% 10th
Pesticides (total) — Export value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 up 417.9% 2nd
Plywood and LVL — Production 87,000 m3 2024 up 7.4% 59th
Paper and paperboard — Export quantity, annual growth rate 9.23 % change on previous year 2024 up 155.2% 65th
Fibreboard — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 up 94.3% 43rd
Fibreboard — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP 2024 up 203.9% 43rd
Other paper and paperboard — Export value, per capita 0.0085 1000 USD per person 2024 up 260.9% 41st
Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity, per capita 0.0118 t per person 2024 up 208.5% 38th
Newsprint — Import value, per square kilometre 0.0137 1000 USD per square kilometre 2023 down 23.3% 92nd
Newsprint — Import quantity, per square kilometre 0.0196 t per square kilometre 2023 down 16.5% 91st
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre 0.0424 1000 ha per square kilometre 2023 up 9.0% 26th
Wood fuel, coniferous — Production, per square kilometre 0 m3 per square kilometre 2023 82nd
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 up 12,084.1% 92nd
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 up 42.4% 2nd
Paper and paperboard — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2024 44th
Veneer sheets — Import value, annual growth rate -10.85 % change on previous year 2024 down 115.4% 114th
Paper and paperboard — Export value, annual growth rate -5.91 % change on previous year 2024 up 38.9% 136th
Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production, per capita 1.18 m3 per person 2024 up 2.2% 7th
Wood fuel — Production, per capita 1.18 m3 per person 2024 up 2.2% 9th
Roundwood, non-coniferous — Production, per capita 1.76 m3 per person 2024 down 3.2% 8th
Roundwood — Production, per capita 1.76 m3 per person 2024 down 3.2% 18th
Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity, annual growth rate 9.5 % change on previous year 2024 up 156.9% 64th
Chemical wood pulp, sulphate, bleached — Import quantity 2,919 t 2024 up 2,180.5% 107th
Chemical wood pulp, sulphate, bleached — Import value 2,573 1000 USD 2024 up 2,552.6% 108th
Roundwood — Export value, per square kilometre 0.0073 1000 USD per square kilometre 2023 down 16.2% 88th
Roundwood — Export quantity, per square kilometre 0.0329 m3 per square kilometre 2023 down 20.2% 84th
Paper and paperboard — Export value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 up 272.2% 28th
Paper and paperboard — Export quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 up 218.1% 20th
Recovered paper — Import quantity 16,693 t 2024 up 125.9% 67th
Recovered paper — Import value 3,078 1000 USD 2024 up 182.6% 71st
Annual change in forest area -163,710 hectares 2025 up 53.8% 224th
Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area -1.1% 2025 up 47.1% 215th
Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita -1.1% 2025 up 47.1% 214th
Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods -163,710 hectares 2025 up 53.8% 224th
Fibreboard — Export quantity 126 m3 2024 up 24.8% 115th
Fibreboard — Export value 59 1000 USD 2024 up 18.0% 120th
Roundwood, coniferous — Production, per capita 0 m3 per person 2024 107th
Other paper and paperboard — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2024 44th
Other paper and paperboard — Export value, annual growth rate -5.62 % change on previous year 2024 up 42.2% 137th
Forest land — Area 14,297 1000 ha 2025 down 12.7% 51st
Naturally regenerating forest — Area 13,976 1000 ha 2025 down 14.6% 50th
Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land 97.75 % 2025 down 2.2% 92nd
Pesticides (total) — Export value, per square kilometre 0.2878 1000 USD per square kilometre 2023 up 384.7% 47th
Veneer sheets — Import quantity, annual growth rate 1.37 % change on previous year 2024 down 97.5% 98th
Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Export quantity 1,145 t 2024 up 264.6% 52nd
Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Export value 2,008 1000 USD 2024 up 997.3% 65th
Sawnwood, coniferous — Export quantity 128 m3 2024 up 113.3% 134th