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 | 1.21% of GDP (2018 est.) |
Revenue from coal | 0% of GDP (2018 est.) |
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) | Río de la Plata/Paraná (shared with Brazil [s], Argentina, and Uruguay [m]) - 4,880 km; Paraguay river mouth (shared with Brazil [s] and Argentina) - 2,549 km note – [s] after country name indicates river source; [m] after country name indicates river mouth |
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 | 53.8% (2018 est.) |
Agricultural land: arable land | arable land: 10.8% (2018 est.) |
Agricultural land: permanent crops | permanent crops: 0.2% (2018 est.) |
Agricultural land: permanent pasture | permanent pasture: 42.8% (2018 est.) |
Forest | 43.8% (2018 est.) |
Other | 2.4% (2018 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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