Africa vs Paraguay: Cropland — Area per capita
Cropland — Area per capita over time
- Africa
- Paraguay
How they compare
Paraguay currently reports 0.67 ha/cap against 0.21 ha/cap in Africa, a difference of 0.46 ha/cap.
That makes Paraguay's figure about 3.2 times Africa's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Africa ahead.
Africa ranks 19th and Paraguay ranks 12th of 45 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, Africa averaged higher in 2 and Paraguay in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Africa | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5378 ha/cap | 0.4133 ha/cap | 0.1244 ha/cap | Africa |
| 1970s | 0.445 ha/cap | 0.432 ha/cap | 0.013 ha/cap | Africa |
| 1980s | 0.354 ha/cap | 0.572 ha/cap | 0.218 ha/cap | Paraguay |
| 1990s | 0.304 ha/cap | 0.572 ha/cap | 0.268 ha/cap | Paraguay |
| 2000s | 0.265 ha/cap | 0.653 ha/cap | 0.388 ha/cap | Paraguay |
| 2010s | 0.238 ha/cap | 0.69 ha/cap | 0.452 ha/cap | Paraguay |
| 2020s | 0.214 ha/cap | 0.684 ha/cap | 0.47 ha/cap | Paraguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cropland — area per capita, Africa or Paraguay?
- Paraguay, at 0.67 ha/cap against 0.21 ha/cap in Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cropland — area per capita between Africa and Paraguay?
- 0.46 ha/cap, with Paraguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and Paraguay?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Africa and Paraguay rank globally for cropland — area per capita?
- Africa ranks 19th and Paraguay ranks 12th of 45 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Cropland — Area per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.