Paraguay vs Uruguay: Cropland — Area per capita

Paraguay
0.67 ha/cap
in 2024
Uruguay
0.65 ha/cap
in 2024
Paraguay rank
14th
Uruguay rank
16th

Cropland — Area per capita over time

  • Paraguay
  • Uruguay
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How they compare

Paraguay currently reports 0.67 ha/cap against 0.65 ha/cap in Uruguay, a difference of 0.02 ha/cap.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Uruguay ahead.

Paraguay ranks 14th and Uruguay ranks 16th of 232 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Paraguay averaged higher in 5 and Uruguay in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Paraguay Uruguay Difference Ahead
1960s 0.4133 ha/cap 0.8489 ha/cap 0.4356 ha/cap Uruguay
1970s 0.432 ha/cap 0.584 ha/cap 0.152 ha/cap Uruguay
1980s 0.572 ha/cap 0.457 ha/cap 0.115 ha/cap Paraguay
1990s 0.572 ha/cap 0.423 ha/cap 0.149 ha/cap Paraguay
2000s 0.653 ha/cap 0.47 ha/cap 0.183 ha/cap Paraguay
2010s 0.69 ha/cap 0.677 ha/cap 0.013 ha/cap Paraguay
2020s 0.684 ha/cap 0.634 ha/cap 0.05 ha/cap Paraguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cropland — area per capita, Paraguay or Uruguay?
Paraguay, at 0.67 ha/cap against 0.65 ha/cap in Uruguay as of 2024.
What is the difference in cropland — area per capita between Paraguay and Uruguay?
0.02 ha/cap, with Paraguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Paraguay and Uruguay?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Paraguay and Uruguay rank globally for cropland — area per capita?
Paraguay ranks 14th and Uruguay ranks 16th of 232 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

Indicator
Cropland — Area per capita
Unit
ha/cap
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
266 places, 15,610 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

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.