Moldova vs Paraguay: Arable land use per person

Moldova
0.7613 hectares per person
in 2023
Paraguay
0.6664 hectares per person
in 2023
Moldova rank
8th
Paraguay rank
11th

Arable land use per person over time

  • Moldova
  • Paraguay
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How they compare

Moldova currently reports 0.7613 hectares per person against 0.6664 hectares per person in Paraguay, a difference of 0.0949 hectares per person.

That makes Moldova's figure about 1.1 times Paraguay's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Moldova ahead.

Moldova ranks 8th and Paraguay ranks 11th of 206 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Moldova averaged higher in 3 and Paraguay in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Moldova Paraguay Difference Ahead
1990s 0.6009 hectares per person 0.5565 hectares per person 0.0445 hectares per person Moldova
2000s 0.6331 hectares per person 0.6234 hectares per person 0.0097 hectares per person Moldova
2010s 0.6258 hectares per person 0.6624 hectares per person 0.0366 hectares per person Paraguay
2020s 0.7293 hectares per person 0.6669 hectares per person 0.0624 hectares per person Moldova

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land use per person, Moldova or Paraguay?
Moldova, at 0.7613 hectares per person against 0.6664 hectares per person in Paraguay as of 2023.
What is the difference in arable land use per person between Moldova and Paraguay?
0.0949 hectares per person, with Moldova ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Moldova and Paraguay?
32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
How do Moldova and Paraguay rank globally for arable land use per person?
Moldova ranks 8th and Paraguay ranks 11th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Arable land use per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Arable land use per person
Unit
hectares per person
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
206 places, 11,842 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Arable land is defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops, temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. It is measured in hectares per person.