Asunción
2 km around Tacumbú
Air quality now
AQI 27
25.7%
tree cover
11.8K more trees would reach 30% tree cover
South America · air quality report · 6 cities
Paraguay air quality today The AQI right now, city by city
Right now the 6 cities Airleaf measures in Paraguay average AQI 26 (good). The worst air is in Encarnación, at AQI 54, and the cleanest in Itauguá, at AQI 6.
At ground stations alone, which measure rather than estimate, the average is AQI 23 across 5 cities. None of the 6 measured cities is over AQI 100 today, and 83% have Good air.
Average right now
AQI 26
Good
US EPA index, across 6 cities
- cities measured
- 6
- worst air: Encarnación
- 54
- cleanest air: Itauguá
- 6
- average tree cover
- 38.9%
Updated . Lower is better on the US EPA index: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous. Measured by Airleaf.
Paraguay · average AQI 26
Air quality right now in all 6 cities in Paraguay
Good
Ciudad del Este
2 km around San Isidro
Air quality now
AQI 13
36.6%
tree cover
Healthy tree cover
Pedro Juan Caballero
2 km around Guarani
Air quality now
AQI 37
26.9%
tree cover
9.7K more trees would reach 30% tree cover
Encarnación
2 km around La Catedral
Air quality now
AQI 54
31.3%
tree cover
Healthy tree cover
Itauguá
2 km around San Jose Obrero
Air quality now
AQI 6
68.7%
tree cover
Healthy tree cover
San Lorenzo
2 km around San Pedro
Air quality now
AQI 16
44.4%
tree cover
Healthy tree cover
Across the country
How clean is the air across Paraguay today?
None of the 6 measured cities is over AQI 100 today, and 83% have Good air. Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.
6 measured cities
- Good5 (83%)
- Moderate1 (17%)
Every measured city, including model estimates where no ground station is near.
Against everywhere else
How does Paraguay compare with other countries?
Right now the cities of Paraguay average cleaner air than 90% of the 171 countries Airleaf has enough cities to average, and more tree cover than 86%.
Cleaner air than…
- Paraguay
- Beats 90%
More tree cover than…
- Paraguay
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Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Paraguay lost?
Since 2001, Paraguay has lost about 7.43 million hectares of forest (about 74,000 km²): 30% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (91%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for farms, pasture and plantations.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 7.43 million haabout 74,000 km²
- Share of its forest
- 30%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 6.78 million hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
Hectares of forest lost each year
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| Year | Cleared for good | Can grow back | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 144,000 ha | 6,410 ha | 151,000 ha |
| 2002 | 188,000 ha | 7,860 ha | 196,000 ha |
| 2003 | 258,000 ha | 10,100 ha | 268,000 ha |
| 2004 | 240,000 ha | 7,630 ha | 248,000 ha |
| 2005 | 255,000 ha | 8,730 ha | 263,000 ha |
| 2006 | 144,000 ha | 4,550 ha | 149,000 ha |
| 2007 | 414,000 ha | 13,200 ha | 428,000 ha |
| 2008 | 368,000 ha | 9,870 ha | 378,000 ha |
| 2009 | 344,000 ha | 10,100 ha | 354,000 ha |
| 2010 | 430,000 ha | 13,300 ha | 444,000 ha |
| 2011 | 448,000 ha | 10,500 ha | 459,000 ha |
| 2012 | 493,000 ha | 19,000 ha | 512,000 ha |
| 2013 | 301,000 ha | 19,100 ha | 320,000 ha |
| 2014 | 336,000 ha | 10,600 ha | 347,000 ha |
| 2015 | 276,000 ha | 5,040 ha | 281,000 ha |
| 2016 | 309,000 ha | 12,600 ha | 322,000 ha |
| 2017 | 327,000 ha | 34,200 ha | 362,000 ha |
| 2018 | 254,000 ha | 5,620 ha | 260,000 ha |
| 2019 | 201,000 ha | 136,000 ha | 337,000 ha |
| 2020 | 202,000 ha | 42,300 ha | 244,000 ha |
| 2021 | 234,000 ha | 47,800 ha | 282,000 ha |
| 2022 | 200,000 ha | 18,500 ha | 218,000 ha |
| 2023 | 174,000 ha | 10,900 ha | 185,000 ha |
| 2024 | 167,000 ha | 107,000 ha | 274,000 ha |
| 2025 | 74,900 ha | 76,300 ha | 151,000 ha |
Forest loss is slowing down: about 222,000 hectares a year in 2021–2025, down from 305,000 hectares a year in 2016–2020. The worst year was 2012, when about 512,000 hectares of forest were lost.
What is causing deforestation in Paraguay?
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good91% · 6.76 million ha
- Wildfirescan grow back6.1% · 453,000 ha
- Loggingcan grow back1.2% · 90,000 ha
Also: storms, floods and other natural causes, towns and roads, mining and energy, shifting farming, unknown causes.
Causes for 2025 are estimates, based on what caused forest loss in the same places up to 2024.
Source: Hansen/UMD/Google/USGS/NASA, Global Forest Change (GFC-2025-v1.13); causes: WRI/Google DeepMind drivers of forest loss; both CC BY 4.0, summed by Airleaf for each area. How it's measured
Paraguay as a whole
36.5% of Paraguay was forested as of 2024, against a 30% benchmark. That already clears the benchmark — the city reports above show where cover is still thin locally. Source: World Bank (FAO).
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Frequently asked
Air quality in Paraguay: your questions answered
What is the air quality in Paraguay today?
Right now the 6 cities Airleaf measures in Paraguay average AQI 26 (good). The worst air is in Encarnación, at AQI 54, and the cleanest in Itauguá, at AQI 6. At ground stations alone, which measure rather than estimate, the average is AQI 23 across 5 cities. None of the 6 measured cities is over AQI 100 today, and 83% have Good air.
Which city in Paraguay has the worst air right now?
Encarnación, at AQI 54 (Moderate) on the US EPA index. Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
Which city in Paraguay has the cleanest air right now?
Itauguá, at AQI 6 (Good). Both lists rank current readings, from ground stations wherever Paraguay has at least three cities with one.
Is the air in Paraguay safe to breathe today?
It depends on the city. 5 cities are Good, 1 city is Moderate. At the national average of AQI 26: Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.
How much forest has Paraguay lost since 2001?
About 7.43 million ha from 2001 to 2025, 30% of the forest it had in 2000, from the University of Maryland's yearly satellite maps of forest loss. 6.78 million ha of it was cleared for good, for farms, mines or towns.
How does Airleaf measure air quality in Paraguay?
Each city's reading is the US EPA air quality index, from ground monitoring stations where one has reported recently nearby, and from the CAMS atmospheric model elsewhere; each city's report says which. Tree cover is measured over the same 2 km radius in every city, so the cities compare like for like.
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