Environment
Paraguay
Climate
ranging from subtropical to temperate climates; significant precipitation is observed in the eastern regions, transitioning to semiarid conditions in the extreme west
Land use
other
7% (2023 est.)
forest
36.9% (2023 est.)
agricultural land
54.1% (2023 est.)
agricultural land: arable land
arable land: 11.5% (2023 est.)
agricultural land: permanent crops
permanent crops: 0.2% (2023 est.)
agricultural land: permanent pasture
permanent pasture: 42.4% (2023 est.)
Urbanization
urban population
63.1% of total population (2023)
rate of urbanization
1.64% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
Methane emissions
other
10 kt (2019-2021 est.)
waste
101.2 kt (2019-2021 est.)
energy
37.3 kt (2022-2024 est.)
agriculture
813 kt (2019-2021 est.)
Waste and recycling
municipal solid waste generated annually
1.819 million tons (2024 est.)
percent of municipal solid waste recycled
18.1% (2022 est.)
Environmental issues
deforestation; pollution of water bodies; hazardous waste disposal into rivers and streams; degradation of wetlands; insufficient waste management systems in urban locales
Total water withdrawal
municipal
362 million cubic meters (2022 est.)
industrial
154 million cubic meters (2022 est.)
agricultural
1.897 billion cubic meters (2022 est.)
Carbon dioxide emissions
total emissions
7.509 million metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.)
from coal and metallurgical coke
2,000 metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.)
from petroleum and other liquids
7.507 million metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.)
Particulate matter emissions
12.5 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
Total renewable water resources
387.77 billion cubic meters (2022 est.)
International environmental agreements
party to
Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Climate Change-Paris Agreement, Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Wetlands
signed, but not ratified
Nuclear Test Ban, Tropical Timber 2006