Paraguay's forest cover fell from 61.7 % in 1994 to 38.5 % in 2023.
Paraguay · Environment
Forests, air quality, land, water and protected areas.
10 indicators · 10 with data
Land
Paraguay's forest area fell from 245,242 km in 1994 to 152,643 km in 2023.
Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area)
% of land area
126th of 213 · 28th in Latin America
Paraguay's terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) rose from 6.5 % in 2013 to 14.9 % in 2025.
Paraguay's agricultural land (% of land area) rose from 38.2 % in 1994 to 54.1 % in 2023.
Paraguay's arable land (% of land area) rose from 6.2 % in 1994 to 11.5 % in 2023.
Air
Paraguay's air pollution (pm2.5) fell from 25.9 in 1994 to 15.3 in 2023.
Water
Paraguay's water stress rose from 0.4 % in 1993 to 2.1 % in 2022.
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita
cubic metres per person
35th of 181 · 15th in Latin America
Paraguay's renewable internal freshwater resources per capita fell from 26,818 in 1993 to 17,307 in 2022.
Access
Paraguay's safe drinking water rose from 49.9 % in 2000 to 64.4 % in 2024.
Paraguay's safe sanitation rose from 47.3 % in 2000 to 58.5 % in 2024.