Central America vs Paraguay: Cropland — Area per capita
Cropland — Area per capita over time
- Central America
- Paraguay
How they compare
Paraguay currently reports 0.67 ha/cap against 0.18 ha/cap in Central America, a difference of 0.49 ha/cap.
That makes Paraguay's figure about 3.7 times Central America's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Central America ahead.
Central America ranks 19th and Paraguay ranks 16th of 30 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, Central America averaged higher in 1 and Paraguay in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Central America | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4533 ha/cap | 0.4133 ha/cap | 0.04 ha/cap | Central America |
| 1970s | 0.329 ha/cap | 0.432 ha/cap | 0.103 ha/cap | Paraguay |
| 1980s | 0.276 ha/cap | 0.572 ha/cap | 0.296 ha/cap | Paraguay |
| 1990s | 0.266 ha/cap | 0.572 ha/cap | 0.306 ha/cap | Paraguay |
| 2000s | 0.235 ha/cap | 0.653 ha/cap | 0.418 ha/cap | Paraguay |
| 2010s | 0.196 ha/cap | 0.69 ha/cap | 0.494 ha/cap | Paraguay |
| 2020s | 0.188 ha/cap | 0.684 ha/cap | 0.496 ha/cap | Paraguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cropland — area per capita, Central America or Paraguay?
- Paraguay, at 0.67 ha/cap against 0.18 ha/cap in Central America as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cropland — area per capita between Central America and Paraguay?
- 0.49 ha/cap, with Paraguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Central America and Paraguay?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Central America and Paraguay rank globally for cropland — area per capita?
- Central America ranks 19th and Paraguay ranks 16th of 30 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.