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
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
Total grazingland area for each separate country over time.