Congo vs Paraguay: Land use for palm oil production
Congo
12,438 hectares
in 2024
Paraguay
15,404 hectares
in 2024
Congo rank
34th
Paraguay rank
33rd
Land use for palm oil production over time
- Congo
- Paraguay
How they compare
Paraguay currently reports 15,404 hectares against 12,438 hectares in Congo, a difference of 2,966 hectares.
That makes Paraguay's figure about 1.2 times Congo's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Congo ahead.
Congo ranks 34th and Paraguay ranks 33rd of 44 countries.
Paraguay has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7,556 hectares | 12,078 hectares | 4,522 hectares | Paraguay |
| 1970s | 6,138 hectares | 17,410 hectares | 11,272 hectares | Paraguay |
| 1980s | 7,000 hectares | 18,330 hectares | 11,330 hectares | Paraguay |
| 1990s | 7,050 hectares | 14,780 hectares | 7,730 hectares | Paraguay |
| 2000s | 8,945 hectares | 13,766 hectares | 4,821 hectares | Paraguay |
| 2010s | 11,755 hectares | 15,852 hectares | 4,097 hectares | Paraguay |
| 2020s | 12,287 hectares | 15,422 hectares | 3,135 hectares | Paraguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land use for palm oil production, Congo or Paraguay?
- Paraguay, at 15,404 hectares against 12,438 hectares in Congo as of 2024.
- What is the difference in land use for palm oil production between Congo and Paraguay?
- 2,966 hectares, with Paraguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Paraguay?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Congo and Paraguay rank globally for land use for palm oil production?
- Congo ranks 34th and Paraguay ranks 33rd of 44 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Land use for palm oil production. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.