Paraguay vs Uruguay: Arable land use per person
Paraguay
0.6664 hectares per person
in 2023
Uruguay
0.6492 hectares per person
in 2023
Paraguay rank
11th
Uruguay rank
12th
Arable land use per person over time
- Paraguay
- Uruguay
How they compare
Paraguay currently reports 0.6664 hectares per person against 0.6492 hectares per person in Uruguay, a difference of 0.0172 hectares per person.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Uruguay ahead.
Paraguay ranks 11th and Uruguay ranks 12th of 206 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Paraguay averaged higher in 4 and Uruguay in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Paraguay | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3613 hectares per person | 0.8292 hectares per person | 0.4679 hectares per person | Uruguay |
| 1970s | 0.3893 hectares per person | 0.5676 hectares per person | 0.1784 hectares per person | Uruguay |
| 1980s | 0.5406 hectares per person | 0.4418 hectares per person | 0.0988 hectares per person | Paraguay |
| 1990s | 0.5493 hectares per person | 0.4086 hectares per person | 0.1407 hectares per person | Paraguay |
| 2000s | 0.6234 hectares per person | 0.4619 hectares per person | 0.1615 hectares per person | Paraguay |
| 2010s | 0.6624 hectares per person | 0.6656 hectares per person | 0.0032 hectares per person | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 0.6669 hectares per person | 0.6167 hectares per person | 0.0503 hectares per person | Paraguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arable land use per person, Paraguay or Uruguay?
- Paraguay, at 0.6664 hectares per person against 0.6492 hectares per person in Uruguay as of 2023.
- What is the difference in arable land use per person between Paraguay and Uruguay?
- 0.0172 hectares per person, with Paraguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Paraguay and Uruguay?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Paraguay and Uruguay rank globally for arable land use per person?
- Paraguay ranks 11th and Uruguay ranks 12th 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
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.