Tacuaras Facts

Area1698.6 km²
Population4,334
Male Population2,303 (53.1%)
Female Population2,031 (46.9%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)+106.6%
Population change (2000 to 2020)+32.1%
Median Age26.7 years (Male: 26.6, Female: 26.8)
GDP per capita (PPP)$6,430 (2022)
Local Time
TimezoneParaguay Standard Time
Lat & Lng-26.81667, -58.10000
Postal Codes121301121302121303

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Tacuaras Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data197519902000201520202025*2030*
Population2,0982,7873,2813,5284,3344,7405,091
Population Density1.2 / km²1.6 / km²1.9 / km²2.1 / km²2.6 / km²2.8 / km²3 / km²
* Projected
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Tacuaras Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 32.1% from year 2000 to 2020

LocationChange since 1975Change since 1990Change since 2000
Tacuaras+106.6%+55.5%+32.1%
Ñeembucú Department
Paraguay
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Tacuaras Median Age

Median Age: 26.7 years

LocationMedian AgeMedian Age (Female)Median Age (Male)
Tacuaras26.7 yrs26.8 yrs26.6 yrs
Ñeembucú Department27.1 yrs27.2 yrs27 yrs
Paraguay23.2 yrs23.4 yrs23 yrs
Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Tacuaras Population Density

Population Density: 2.6 / km²

LocationPopulationAreaDensity
Tacuaras4,3341,698.6 km²2.6 / km²
Ñeembucú Department87,27311,675.1 km²7.5 / km²
Paraguay6.6 million399,592.8 km²16.5 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Tacuaras Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 600 to 2100

Sources:
  1. JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
  2. CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
  3. [Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. &Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Tacuaras Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data19901995200020052010201520202022
GDP per capita$7,056$6,895$5,736$5,406$5,978$7,270$6,088$6,430
Total GDP$25.9M$27.7M$24.3M$22.2M$25.8M$34.1M$31.8M$35.1M
Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Kosonen, M. & Masoumzadeh Sayyar, S. Downscaled gridded global dataset for gross domestic product (GDP) per capita PPP over 1990–2022. Sci Data 12, 178 (2025) doi:10.1038/s41597-025-04487-x

Tacuaras CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year

LocationCO2 EmissionsCO2 Emissions Per CapitaCO2 Emissions Intensity
Tacuaras8,390 tn1.94 tn4.9 tons/km²
Ñeembucú Department171,472 tn1.96 tn14.7 tons/km²
Paraguay11,064,705 tn1.68 tn27.7 tons/km²
Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a
Tacuaras CO2 Emissions
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)8,390 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita1.94 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)4.9 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

HazardRisk Level
FloodHigh (10)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Sources:
  1. Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman. 2005. Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. https://doi.org/10.1596/0-8213-5930-4.
  2. Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Flood Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4668B3D.

Tacuaras

Tacuaras is a town in the Ñeembucú department of Paraguay. Tacuaras is a good fertile area for farming it used to be lush green tropical forest, but now it is a place with about 300 people (population). The land in that territory is not very expensiv..

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