Agriculture — Area in Paraguay
Paraguay: Agriculture — Area was 22,188 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Agriculture — Area in Paraguay, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agriculture — area in Paraguay is 22,188 1000 ha, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture — area in Paraguay peaked at 22,188 1000 ha in 2022 and was at its lowest, 10,411 1000 ha, in 1961.
That places Paraguay 54th out of 237 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10,807 1000 ha | 10,411 1000 ha | 11,172 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 11,868 1000 ha | 11,254 1000 ha | 12,687 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 13,510 1000 ha | 12,889 1000 ha | 14,063 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 15,303 1000 ha | 14,253 1000 ha | 16,402 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 17,726 1000 ha | 16,635 1000 ha | 18,754 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 19,888 1000 ha | 18,963 1000 ha | 20,813 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 21,761 1000 ha | 21,018 1000 ha | 22,188 1000 ha | 5 |
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More environment data for Paraguay
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 2.23 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 103.53 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 1,074 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 42.38 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 78.33 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 16,784 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 0.38 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 82.25 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 21.29 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 4,561 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture — area in Paraguay?
- Agriculture — area in Paraguay was 22,188 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agriculture — area recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 22,188 1000 ha in 2022.
- What is the lowest agriculture — area recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 10,411 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does Paraguay rank for agriculture — area?
- Paraguay ranks 54th out of 237 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agriculture — area rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Paraguay data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agriculture — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.