Paraguay vs Uruguay: Land use over the long-term

Paraguay
11.99 million hectares
in 2025
Uruguay
12.00 million hectares
in 2025
Paraguay rank
46th
Uruguay rank
45th

Land use over the long-term over time

  • Paraguay
  • Uruguay
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How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 12.00 million hectares against 11.99 million hectares in Paraguay, a difference of 14,900 hectares.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Uruguay ahead.

Paraguay ranks 46th and Uruguay ranks 45th of 202 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Paraguay averaged higher in 19 and Uruguay in 15.

Head to head by decade

Decade Paraguay Uruguay Difference Ahead
1000s 0 hectares 0 hectares 0 hectares
1100s 0 hectares 0 hectares 0 hectares
1200s 0 hectares 0 hectares 0 hectares
1300s 0 hectares 0 hectares 0 hectares
1400s 0 hectares 0 hectares 0 hectares
1500s 0 hectares 0 hectares 0 hectares
1600s 774,443 hectares 300,989 hectares 473,454 hectares Paraguay
1700s 732,695 hectares 317,700 hectares 414,995 hectares Paraguay
1710s 764,948 hectares 332,239 hectares 432,709 hectares Paraguay
1720s 797,309 hectares 347,365 hectares 449,944 hectares Paraguay
1730s 830,535 hectares 363,094 hectares 467,441 hectares Paraguay
1740s 866,231 hectares 379,439 hectares 486,792 hectares Paraguay
1750s 907,754 hectares 396,410 hectares 511,344 hectares Paraguay
1760s 962,094 hectares 414,019 hectares 548,075 hectares Paraguay
1770s 1.04 million hectares 432,272 hectares 611,468 hectares Paraguay
1780s 1.18 million hectares 451,174 hectares 731,526 hectares Paraguay
1790s 1.44 million hectares 470,724 hectares 970,216 hectares Paraguay
1800s 1.95 million hectares 490,919 hectares 1.46 million hectares Paraguay
1810s 2.18 million hectares 511,749 hectares 1.67 million hectares Paraguay
1820s 2.42 million hectares 533,198 hectares 1.88 million hectares Paraguay
1830s 2.64 million hectares 712,093 hectares 1.93 million hectares Paraguay
1840s 2.86 million hectares 938,691 hectares 1.92 million hectares Paraguay
1850s 3.07 million hectares 1.24 million hectares 1.84 million hectares Paraguay
1860s 3.15 million hectares 2.20 million hectares 958,220 hectares Paraguay
1870s 3.23 million hectares 3.13 million hectares 102,460 hectares Paraguay
1880s 3.30 million hectares 4.17 million hectares 868,640 hectares Uruguay
1890s 3.37 million hectares 6.07 million hectares 2.70 million hectares Uruguay
1900s 3.42 million hectares 7.95 million hectares 4.53 million hectares Uruguay
1910s 4.33 million hectares 8.89 million hectares 4.56 million hectares Uruguay
1920s 5.20 million hectares 10.05 million hectares 4.85 million hectares Uruguay
1930s 6.02 million hectares 11.12 million hectares 5.10 million hectares Uruguay
1940s 6.77 million hectares 12.10 million hectares 5.33 million hectares Uruguay
1950s 8.25 million hectares 13.15 million hectares 4.90 million hectares Uruguay
1960s 9.86 million hectares 13.61 million hectares 3.74 million hectares Uruguay
1970s 10.71 million hectares 13.63 million hectares 2.92 million hectares Uruguay
1980s 11.53 million hectares 13.57 million hectares 2.04 million hectares Uruguay
1990s 11.98 million hectares 13.59 million hectares 1.61 million hectares Uruguay
2000s 11.99 million hectares 13.26 million hectares 1.27 million hectares Uruguay
2010s 11.99 million hectares 12.05 million hectares 68,400 hectares Uruguay
2020s 11.99 million hectares 12.00 million hectares 14,900 hectares Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land use over the long-term, Paraguay or Uruguay?
Uruguay, at 12.00 million hectares against 11.99 million hectares in Paraguay as of 2025.
What is the difference in land use over the long-term between Paraguay and Uruguay?
14,900 hectares, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Paraguay and Uruguay?
108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Paraguay and Uruguay rank globally for land use over the long-term?
Paraguay ranks 46th and Uruguay ranks 45th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Land use over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Land use over the long-term
Unit
hectares
Source
HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
202 places, 21,816 data points, 1000–2025
Last refreshed

Total grazingland area for each separate country over time.