Grazing land use over the long-term in Paraguay
Paraguay: Grazing land use over the long-term was 11.99 million hectares in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
11.99 million hectares
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
46th
of 202 countries
All-time high
11.99 million hectares
in 1991
All-time low
0 hectares
in 1000
Years of data
108
1000–2025
Grazing land use over the long-term in Paraguay, 1000–2025
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
In 2025, grazing land use over the long-term in Paraguay stood at 11.99 million hectares. That is the highest value across all 108 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, grazing land use over the long-term in Paraguay peaked at 11.99 million hectares in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0 hectares, in 1000.
That places Paraguay 46th out of 202 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 1 |
| 1100s | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 1 |
| 1200s | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 1 |
| 1300s | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 1 |
| 1400s | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 1 |
| 1500s | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 1 |
| 1600s | 774,443 hectares | 774,443 hectares | 774,443 hectares | 1 |
| 1700s | 732,695 hectares | 732,695 hectares | 732,695 hectares | 1 |
| 1710s | 764,948 hectares | 764,948 hectares | 764,948 hectares | 1 |
| 1720s | 797,309 hectares | 797,309 hectares | 797,309 hectares | 1 |
| 1730s | 830,535 hectares | 830,535 hectares | 830,535 hectares | 1 |
| 1740s | 866,231 hectares | 866,231 hectares | 866,231 hectares | 1 |
| 1750s | 907,754 hectares | 907,754 hectares | 907,754 hectares | 1 |
| 1760s | 962,094 hectares | 962,094 hectares | 962,094 hectares | 1 |
| 1770s | 1.04 million hectares | 1.04 million hectares | 1.04 million hectares | 1 |
| 1780s | 1.18 million hectares | 1.18 million hectares | 1.18 million hectares | 1 |
| 1790s | 1.44 million hectares | 1.44 million hectares | 1.44 million hectares | 1 |
| 1800s | 1.95 million hectares | 1.95 million hectares | 1.95 million hectares | 1 |
| 1810s | 2.18 million hectares | 2.18 million hectares | 2.18 million hectares | 1 |
| 1820s | 2.42 million hectares | 2.42 million hectares | 2.42 million hectares | 1 |
| 1830s | 2.64 million hectares | 2.64 million hectares | 2.64 million hectares | 1 |
| 1840s | 2.86 million hectares | 2.86 million hectares | 2.86 million hectares | 1 |
| 1850s | 3.07 million hectares | 3.07 million hectares | 3.07 million hectares | 1 |
| 1860s | 3.15 million hectares | 3.15 million hectares | 3.15 million hectares | 1 |
| 1870s | 3.23 million hectares | 3.23 million hectares | 3.23 million hectares | 1 |
| 1880s | 3.30 million hectares | 3.30 million hectares | 3.30 million hectares | 1 |
| 1890s | 3.37 million hectares | 3.37 million hectares | 3.37 million hectares | 1 |
| 1900s | 3.42 million hectares | 3.42 million hectares | 3.42 million hectares | 1 |
| 1910s | 4.33 million hectares | 4.33 million hectares | 4.33 million hectares | 1 |
| 1920s | 5.20 million hectares | 5.20 million hectares | 5.20 million hectares | 1 |
| 1930s | 6.02 million hectares | 6.02 million hectares | 6.02 million hectares | 1 |
| 1940s | 6.77 million hectares | 6.77 million hectares | 6.77 million hectares | 1 |
| 1950s | 8.25 million hectares | 7.45 million hectares | 9.09 million hectares | 10 |
| 1960s | 9.86 million hectares | 9.30 million hectares | 10.26 million hectares | 10 |
| 1970s | 10.71 million hectares | 10.34 million hectares | 11.08 million hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 11.53 million hectares | 11.16 million hectares | 11.90 million hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.98 million hectares | 11.94 million hectares | 11.99 million hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.99 million hectares | 11.99 million hectares | 11.99 million hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.99 million hectares | 11.99 million hectares | 11.99 million hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.99 million hectares | 11.99 million hectares | 11.99 million hectares | 6 |
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More environment data for Paraguay
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 41.44 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 5.98 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 24.41 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.3165 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 1.03 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0479 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 26.45 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0016 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0283 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.6091 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is grazing land use over the long-term in Paraguay?
- Grazing land use over the long-term in Paraguay was 11.99 million hectares in 2025, according to HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest grazing land use over the long-term recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 11.99 million hectares in 1991.
- What is the lowest grazing land use over the long-term recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 hectares in 1000.
- How does Paraguay rank for grazing land use over the long-term?
- Paraguay ranks 46th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is grazing land use over the long-term rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Paraguay data come from?
- The figures come from HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Grazing land use over the long-term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total grazingland area for each separate country over time.