Cambodia vs Paraguay: Land use
Cambodia
4.65 million hectares
in 2023
Paraguay
4.64 million hectares
in 2023
Cambodia rank
58th
Paraguay rank
59th
Land use over time
- Cambodia
- Paraguay
How they compare
Cambodia currently reports 4.65 million hectares against 4.64 million hectares in Paraguay, a difference of 10,850 hectares.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Cambodia ahead.
Cambodia ranks 58th and Paraguay ranks 59th of 224 countries.
Cambodia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cambodia | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.99 million hectares | 879,111 hectares | 2.11 million hectares | Cambodia |
| 1970s | 2.03 million hectares | 1.16 million hectares | 866,000 hectares | Cambodia |
| 1980s | 2.60 million hectares | 1.98 million hectares | 614,550 hectares | Cambodia |
| 1990s | 3.82 million hectares | 2.59 million hectares | 1.23 million hectares | Cambodia |
| 2000s | 3.85 million hectares | 3.49 million hectares | 360,829 hectares | Cambodia |
| 2010s | 4.14 million hectares | 4.14 million hectares | 2,065 hectares | Cambodia |
| 2020s | 4.62 million hectares | 4.57 million hectares | 48,062 hectares | Cambodia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land use, Cambodia or Paraguay?
- Cambodia, at 4.65 million hectares against 4.64 million hectares in Paraguay as of 2023.
- What is the difference in land use between Cambodia and Paraguay?
- 10,850 hectares, with Cambodia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cambodia and Paraguay?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Cambodia and Paraguay rank globally for land use?
- Cambodia ranks 58th and Paraguay ranks 59th of 224 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. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.