Cropland — Area per capita in Paraguay
Paraguay: Cropland — Area per capita was 0.67 ha/cap in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cropland — Area per capita in Paraguay, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha/cap.
Analysis
In 2024, cropland — area per capita in Paraguay stood at 0.67 ha/cap.
The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — area per capita in Paraguay peaked at 0.69 ha/cap in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.36 ha/cap, in 1973.
That places Paraguay 14th out of 232 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4133 ha/cap | 0.39 ha/cap | 0.42 ha/cap | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.432 ha/cap | 0.36 ha/cap | 0.54 ha/cap | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.572 ha/cap | 0.55 ha/cap | 0.59 ha/cap | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.572 ha/cap | 0.54 ha/cap | 0.6 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.653 ha/cap | 0.61 ha/cap | 0.69 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.69 ha/cap | 0.69 ha/cap | 0.69 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.684 ha/cap | 0.67 ha/cap | 0.69 ha/cap | 5 |
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More environment data for Paraguay
- Standard Deviation 0.45 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.698 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 30,000 t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 30,000 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 12,250 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import quantity 3,284 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export value 58,630 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity 82,029 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value 102,056 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity 78,254 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland — area per capita in Paraguay?
- Cropland — area per capita in Paraguay was 0.67 ha/cap in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — area per capita recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 0.69 ha/cap in 2009.
- What is the lowest cropland — area per capita recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.36 ha/cap in 1973.
- How does Paraguay rank for cropland — area per capita?
- Paraguay ranks 14th out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — area per capita rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.9%. 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 Cropland — Area per capita. 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.