Paraguay - Environment
As far as the environment of Paraguay is concerned, there have been . As for nvironment - international agreements, we have; .
About the environment of Paraguay
| Climate | We have subtropical to temperate; substantial rainfall in the eastern portions, becoming semiarid in the far west |
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| Revenue from forest resources | |
| Revenue from coal | |
| Waste and recycling | Municipal solid waste generated annually: 1,818,501 tons (2015 est.) |
| Total renewable water resources | 387.77 billion cubic meters (2020 est.) |
| Major rivers (by length in km) | |
| Total water withdrawal | |
| Municipal | 360 million cubic meters (2020 est.) |
| Industrial | 150 million cubic meters (2020 est.) |
| Agricultural | 1.9 billion cubic meters (2020 est.) |
| Air pollutants | |
| Particulate matter emissions | 12.31 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.) |
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 7.41 megatons (2016 est.) |
| Methane emissions | 27.65 megatons (2020 est.) |
| Land Use | |
| Agricultural land | 42% (2022 est.) |
| Agricultural land: arable land | arable land: 11.5% (2022 est.) |
| Agricultural land: permanent crops | permanent crops: 0.2% (2022 est.) |
| Agricultural land: permanent pasture | permanent pasture: 30.3% (2022 est.) |
| Forest | 39.3% (2022 est.) |
| Other | 18.8% (2022 est.) |
| Urbanization | |
| Urban population | 63.1% of total population (2023) |
| Rate of urbanization | 1.64% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.) |
| Major urban areas (Pop) | 3.511 million ASUNCION (capital) (2023). |
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