Agriculture — Area, per square kilometre in Paraguay
Paraguay: Agriculture — Area, per square kilometre was 0.056 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.056 1000 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
45th
of 186 countries
All-time high
0.056 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2022
All-time low
0.0262 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Agriculture — Area, per square kilometre in Paraguay, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agriculture — area, per square kilometre in Paraguay is 0.056 1000 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture — area, per square kilometre in Paraguay peaked at 0.056 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0262 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Paraguay 45th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Agriculture — Area, per square kilometre in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0262 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0264 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0267 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1964 | 0.027 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0272 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0275 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0277 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0279 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0281 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0283 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0285 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0287 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0289 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0294 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0299 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0305 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0309 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0314 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0319 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0324 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 0.033 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0333 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0336 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0339 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0342 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0345 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0348 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0351 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0354 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0359 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0363 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 0.037 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0376 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0382 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0388 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0394 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 0.04 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0406 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0413 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0419 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0425 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0431 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0438 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0443 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 0.045 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0456 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0461 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0467 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0472 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0477 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0482 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0488 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0493 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0498 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0503 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0508 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0514 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0519 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0524 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0529 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0534 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.056 1000 ha per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2023 | 0.056 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 0.056 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0393 1000 ha per square kilometre, 1.4× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 0.056 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0235 1000 ha per square kilometre, 2.4× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0272 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0262 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0281 1000 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0299 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0283 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0319 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.034 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0324 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0354 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0385 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0359 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0413 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0446 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0419 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0472 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0501 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0477 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0524 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0546 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0529 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.056 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
- 42 El Salvador 0.0574 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 43 Hungary 0.0564 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 44 Mozambique 0.0561 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 46 Ghana 0.0554 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 47 Romania 0.0553 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 48 Sierra Leone 0.0547 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Paraguay
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -8.73 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -7.6 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.45 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.698 °C (2025)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.3022 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture — area, per square kilometre in Paraguay?
- Agriculture — area, per square kilometre in Paraguay was 0.056 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agriculture — area, per square kilometre recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 0.056 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest agriculture — area, per square kilometre recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0262 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Paraguay rank for agriculture — area, per square kilometre?
- Paraguay ranks 45th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agriculture — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Paraguay data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agriculture — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agriculture — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agriculture — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Agriculture — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Agriculture — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.