Paraguay: Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Total excluding non-tropical fires (Mt CO2e)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2023, Paraguay's carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Total excluding non-tropical fires (Mt CO2e) did not change 0% on 2022 (from 4.7 to 4.7).

Across the 22 yearly changes before that (2001 to 2022), the average change was −2.1% and a typical year strayed about 29.2% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.1 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 95.4% in 2006 and the biggest yearly fall was 58.1% in 2021. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2014 to 2023 the straight-line trend is downward, about 4.28 a year. A straight line explains 89% of the movement over 10 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

A straight-line projection, tested first

Extending that straight line gives about -7.97 for 2026. We show this only because the same method, fitted on earlier years, predicted 2021 to 2023 better than "no change" would have: its average miss was 3.82, against 6.52 for assuming no change. Treat it as a continuation of the recent pattern, not a forecast of events: it cannot see a recession, a policy change or a revision to the data.

See how a linear trend forecast works and the guide on forecasting without fooling yourself.

How it compares

In 2023, Paraguay had the 40th highest value of the 183 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Paraguay in the 2023 ranking

• Austria — 37th of 183: 7.32
• Ghana — 38th of 183: 6.8
• Iceland — 39th of 183: 6.35
• Kazakhstan — 41st of 183: 3.95
• Canada — 42nd of 183: 3.28
• Latvia — 43rd of 183: 3.23

What this measures

Net flux of carbon dioxide (CO2) from Land Use, Land Use Change and Forestry LULUCF, excluding non-tropical fires at the country level.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.

All 24 values

Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Total excluding non-tropical fires (Mt CO2e) in nearby economies

• Antigua and Barbuda — 0.19 (2023)
• Argentina — 47.03 (2023)
• Bahamas, The — 2.98 (2023)
• Barbados — -0.06 (2023)
• Belize — -8.88 (2023)
• Bolivia — 36.14 (2023)
• Brazil — 751.47 (2023)
• Chile

More environment data for Paraguay

• Population in largest city — 3.63 million (2025)
• Population in the largest city (% of urban population) — 73.48% (2025)
• Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million — 3.63 million (2025)
• Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million (% of total population) — 51.72% (2025)
• Rural population — 2.08 million (2025)
• Rural population (% of total population) — 29.61% (2025)
• Urban population — 4.94 million (2025)
• Urban population (% of total population) — 70.39% (2025)
• Aquaculture production (metric tons) — 22,300 (2024)

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Questions people ask

What is Paraguay's carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Total excluding non-tropical fires (Mt CO2e)?

4.7 in 2023, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator EN.GHG.CO2.LU.MT.CE.AR5, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Carbon fluxes from land 2000–2020: bringing clarity on countries’ reporting, uri: https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-14-4643-2022, note: Data available from https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7190605, publisher: Earth System Science Data (ESSD) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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