Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Paraguay
Paraguay: Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland was 2.23 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Paraguay, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Paraguay stood at 2.23 %.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 33.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Paraguay peaked at 5.46 % in 1971 and was at its lowest, 1.95 %, in 2005.
Paraguay ranks 171st of 217 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3.7 % | — |
| 1962 | 3.65 % | -1.4% |
| 1963 | 3.57 % | -2.2% |
| 1964 | 3.44 % | -3.6% |
| 1965 | 3.35 % | -2.6% |
| 1966 | 4.35 % | +29.9% |
| 1967 | 4.35 % | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 4.37 % | +0.5% |
| 1969 | 4.37 % | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 4.37 % | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 5.46 % | +24.9% |
| 1972 | 5.46 % | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 5.46 % | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 4.85 % | -11.2% |
| 1975 | 4.78 % | -1.4% |
| 1976 | 4.33 % | -9.4% |
| 1977 | 3.98 % | -8.1% |
| 1978 | 3.66 % | -8.0% |
| 1979 | 3.41 % | -6.8% |
| 1980 | 3.47 % | +1.8% |
| 1981 | 3.23 % | -6.9% |
| 1982 | 3.28 % | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 3.21 % | -2.1% |
| 1984 | 3.15 % | -1.9% |
| 1985 | 3.24 % | +2.9% |
| 1986 | 3.16 % | -2.5% |
| 1987 | 3.11 % | -1.6% |
| 1988 | 3.06 % | -1.6% |
| 1989 | 3 % | -2.0% |
| 1990 | 2.94 % | -2.0% |
| 1991 | 2.91 % | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 2.77 % | -4.8% |
| 1993 | 2.66 % | -4.0% |
| 1994 | 2.63 % | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 2.54 % | -3.4% |
| 1996 | 2.45 % | -3.5% |
| 1997 | 2.37 % | -3.3% |
| 1998 | 2.29 % | -3.4% |
| 1999 | 2.21 % | -3.5% |
| 2000 | 2.15 % | -2.7% |
| 2001 | 2.08 % | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 2.02 % | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 1.96 % | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 2 % | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 1.95 % | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 2.17 % | +11.3% |
| 2007 | 2.12 % | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 2.08 % | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 2.31 % | +11.1% |
| 2010 | 2.27 % | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 2.49 % | +9.7% |
| 2012 | 3.35 % | +34.5% |
| 2013 | 3.39 % | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 3.34 % | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 3.3 % | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 3.25 % | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 3.21 % | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 3.17 % | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 3.13 % | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 3.09 % | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 3.05 % | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 2.23 % | -26.9% |
| 2023 | 2.23 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 2.23 % | +0.0% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 2.23 % is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 18.6 %, 12% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 2.23 % is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 14.41 %, 15% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Paraguay changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +34.5% | 2.49 % | 3.35 % |
| 1966 | +29.9% | 3.35 % | 4.35 % |
| 2022 | -26.9% | 3.05 % | 2.23 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.91 % | 3.35 % | 4.37 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 4.58 % | 3.41 % | 5.46 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.19 % | 3 % | 3.47 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.58 % | 2.21 % | 2.94 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.08 % | 1.95 % | 2.31 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.09 % | 2.27 % | 3.39 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.57 % | 2.23 % | 3.09 % | 5 |
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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)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 2.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Paraguay?
- Land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Paraguay was 2.23 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 5.46 % in 1971.
- What is the lowest land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.95 % in 2005.
- How does Paraguay rank for land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland?
- Paraguay ranks 171st out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Paraguay data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland. 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.