Arable land use per person in Paraguay
Paraguay: Arable land use per person was 0.6664 hectares per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.6664 hectares per person
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
11th
of 206 countries
All-time high
0.6747 hectares per person
in 2022
All-time low
0.3139 hectares per person
in 1973
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Arable land use per person in Paraguay, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
In 2023, arable land use per person in Paraguay stood at 0.6664 hectares per person.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land use per person in Paraguay peaked at 0.6747 hectares per person in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.3139 hectares per person, in 1973.
Paraguay ranks 11th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Arable land use per person in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.3632 hectares per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.3603 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1963 | 0.3605 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 0.3671 hectares per person | +1.8% |
| 1965 | 0.3689 hectares per person | +0.5% |
| 1966 | 0.3715 hectares per person | +0.7% |
| 1967 | 0.3628 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1968 | 0.3527 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 1969 | 0.3448 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1970 | 0.3371 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1971 | 0.3296 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1972 | 0.322 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1973 | 0.3139 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1974 | 0.3504 hectares per person | +11.6% |
| 1975 | 0.3864 hectares per person | +10.3% |
| 1976 | 0.4205 hectares per person | +8.8% |
| 1977 | 0.4491 hectares per person | +6.8% |
| 1978 | 0.4794 hectares per person | +6.8% |
| 1979 | 0.5044 hectares per person | +5.2% |
| 1980 | 0.5306 hectares per person | +5.2% |
| 1981 | 0.5549 hectares per person | +4.6% |
| 1982 | 0.5517 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 0.5485 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 0.545 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 0.5412 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 0.5399 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 0.5357 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 0.5313 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 0.527 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 0.5228 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 0.5188 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 0.5407 hectares per person | +4.2% |
| 1993 | 0.5272 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1994 | 0.5479 hectares per person | +3.9% |
| 1995 | 0.5677 hectares per person | +3.6% |
| 1996 | 0.5547 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 0.5423 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 0.5816 hectares per person | +7.3% |
| 1999 | 0.5896 hectares per person | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 0.5921 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.5985 hectares per person | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.6101 hectares per person | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 0.6156 hectares per person | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.6213 hectares per person | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.6272 hectares per person | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.6332 hectares per person | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.6394 hectares per person | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.6455 hectares per person | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.6511 hectares per person | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.6555 hectares per person | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.6588 hectares per person | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.6612 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.6633 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.6651 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.6647 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.6642 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.6638 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.6635 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.6633 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.663 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.6636 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.6747 hectares per person | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 0.6664 hectares per person | -1.2% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 0.6664 hectares per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1102 hectares per person, 6.0× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 0.6664 hectares per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0857 hectares per person, 7.8× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3613 hectares per person | 0.3448 hectares per person | 0.3715 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.3893 hectares per person | 0.3139 hectares per person | 0.5044 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5406 hectares per person | 0.527 hectares per person | 0.5549 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5493 hectares per person | 0.5188 hectares per person | 0.5896 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6234 hectares per person | 0.5921 hectares per person | 0.6511 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6624 hectares per person | 0.6555 hectares per person | 0.6651 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6669 hectares per person | 0.663 hectares per person | 0.6747 hectares per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
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)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.2789 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land use per person in Paraguay?
- Arable land use per person in Paraguay was 0.6664 hectares per person in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest arable land use per person recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6747 hectares per person in 2022.
- What is the lowest arable land use per person recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3139 hectares per person in 1973.
- How does Paraguay rank for arable land use per person?
- Paraguay ranks 11th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land use per person rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. 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 (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Arable land use per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Arable land is defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops, temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. It is measured in hectares per person.