Land use hidden — Total area, per capita in Paraguay
Paraguay: Land use hidden — Total area, per capita was 0.0594 Square kilometres per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0594 Square kilometres per person
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
26th
of 181 countries
All-time high
0.211 Square kilometres per person
in 1961
All-time low
0.0594 Square kilometres per person
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land use hidden — Total area, per capita in Paraguay, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Square kilometres per person.
Analysis
In 2023, land use hidden — total area, per capita in Paraguay stood at 0.0594 Square kilometres per person. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and down 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — total area, per capita in Paraguay peaked at 0.211 Square kilometres per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0594 Square kilometres per person, in 2023.
Paraguay ranks 26th of 181 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Total area, per capita in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.211 Square kilometres per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.2061 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1963 | 0.2012 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1964 | 0.1962 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1965 | 0.1914 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1966 | 0.1868 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1967 | 0.1824 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1968 | 0.1782 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1969 | 0.1742 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1970 | 0.1703 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 1971 | 0.1665 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 1972 | 0.1627 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1973 | 0.1588 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1974 | 0.1549 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1975 | 0.1511 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1976 | 0.1474 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1977 | 0.1438 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1978 | 0.1403 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1979 | 0.1368 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1980 | 0.1332 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1981 | 0.1296 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1982 | 0.1261 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1983 | 0.1226 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 1984 | 0.1192 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 1985 | 0.1159 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 1986 | 0.1126 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 1987 | 0.1095 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 1988 | 0.1065 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 1989 | 0.1036 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1990 | 0.1008 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0981 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0956 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0932 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1994 | 0.091 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0888 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0868 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0848 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 0.083 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0813 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0797 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0784 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0773 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0764 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0755 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0747 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0739 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0732 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0725 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0717 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0709 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.07 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.069 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.068 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 0.067 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.066 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0651 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0642 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0633 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0624 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0616 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0609 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0602 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0594 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 0.0594 Square kilometres per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.013 Square kilometres per person, 4.6× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 0.0594 Square kilometres per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0113 Square kilometres per person, 5.3× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.192 Square kilometres per person | 0.1742 Square kilometres per person | 0.211 Square kilometres per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1533 Square kilometres per person | 0.1368 Square kilometres per person | 0.1703 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1179 Square kilometres per person | 0.1036 Square kilometres per person | 0.1332 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0903 Square kilometres per person | 0.0813 Square kilometres per person | 0.1008 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0753 Square kilometres per person | 0.0717 Square kilometres per person | 0.0797 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0666 Square kilometres per person | 0.0624 Square kilometres per person | 0.0709 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0605 Square kilometres per person | 0.0594 Square kilometres per person | 0.0616 Square kilometres per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
- 23 Oman 0.0613 Square kilometres per person compare
- 24 Argentina 0.0611 Square kilometres per person compare
- 25 Finland 0.0606 Square kilometres per person compare
- 27 Belize 0.0559 Square kilometres per person compare
- 28 Congo 0.0553 Square kilometres per person compare
- 29 Mali 0.0522 Square kilometres per person compare
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 use hidden — total area, per capita in Paraguay?
- Land use hidden — total area, per capita in Paraguay was 0.0594 Square kilometres per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land use hidden — total area, per capita recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 0.211 Square kilometres per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — total area, per capita recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0594 Square kilometres per person in 2023.
- How does Paraguay rank for land use hidden — total area, per capita?
- Paraguay ranks 26th out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — total area, per capita rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Paraguay data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land use hidden — Total area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land use hidden — Total area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Land use hidden — Total area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land use hidden — Total area Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Land use hidden — Total area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.