Paraguay vs Southern Africa: Cropland — Area per capita
Cropland — Area per capita over time
- Paraguay
- Southern Africa
How they compare
Paraguay currently reports 0.67 ha/cap against 0.2 ha/cap in Southern Africa, a difference of 0.47 ha/cap.
That makes Paraguay's figure about 3.4 times Southern Africa's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Southern Africa ahead.
Paraguay ranks 13th and Southern Africa ranks 16th of 216 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Paraguay averaged higher in 5 and Southern Africa in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Paraguay | Southern Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4133 ha/cap | 0.6467 ha/cap | 0.2333 ha/cap | Southern Africa |
| 1970s | 0.432 ha/cap | 0.497 ha/cap | 0.065 ha/cap | Southern Africa |
| 1980s | 0.572 ha/cap | 0.369 ha/cap | 0.203 ha/cap | Paraguay |
| 1990s | 0.572 ha/cap | 0.308 ha/cap | 0.264 ha/cap | Paraguay |
| 2000s | 0.653 ha/cap | 0.269 ha/cap | 0.384 ha/cap | Paraguay |
| 2010s | 0.69 ha/cap | 0.22 ha/cap | 0.47 ha/cap | Paraguay |
| 2020s | 0.684 ha/cap | 0.2 ha/cap | 0.484 ha/cap | Paraguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cropland — area per capita, Paraguay or Southern Africa?
- Paraguay, at 0.67 ha/cap against 0.2 ha/cap in Southern Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cropland — area per capita between Paraguay and Southern Africa?
- 0.47 ha/cap, with Paraguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Paraguay and Southern Africa?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Paraguay and Southern Africa rank globally for cropland — area per capita?
- Paraguay ranks 13th and Southern Africa ranks 16th of 216 countries.
- 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.