Niger vs Paraguay: Arable land use per person

Niger
0.6766 hectares per person
in 2023
Paraguay
0.6664 hectares per person
in 2023
Niger rank
10th
Paraguay rank
11th

Arable land use per person over time

  • Niger
  • Paraguay
0123196119922023

How they compare

Niger currently reports 0.6766 hectares per person against 0.6664 hectares per person in Paraguay, a difference of 0.0102 hectares per person.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Niger has been ahead every year.

Niger ranks 10th and Paraguay ranks 11th of 206 countries.

Niger has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Niger Paraguay Difference Ahead
1960s 2.88 hectares per person 0.3613 hectares per person 2.52 hectares per person Niger
1970s 1.98 hectares per person 0.3893 hectares per person 1.59 hectares per person Niger
1980s 1.4 hectares per person 0.5406 hectares per person 0.8595 hectares per person Niger
1990s 1.38 hectares per person 0.5493 hectares per person 0.8273 hectares per person Niger
2000s 1.06 hectares per person 0.6234 hectares per person 0.4375 hectares per person Niger
2010s 0.8577 hectares per person 0.6624 hectares per person 0.1953 hectares per person Niger
2020s 0.7111 hectares per person 0.6669 hectares per person 0.0442 hectares per person Niger

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land use per person, Niger or Paraguay?
Niger, at 0.6766 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 Niger and Paraguay?
0.0102 hectares per person, with Niger ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Paraguay?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Niger and Paraguay rank globally for arable land use per person?
Niger ranks 10th 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.