Land use in Paraguay
Paraguay: Land use was 4.64 million hectares in 2023. ▲ Rising
Land use in Paraguay, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
In 2023, land use in Paraguay stood at 4.64 million hectares. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use in Paraguay peaked at 4.64 million hectares in 2022 and was at its lowest, 811,000 hectares, in 1961.
That places Paraguay 58th out of 223 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 879,111 hectares | 811,000 hectares | 920,000 hectares | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.16 million hectares | 915,000 hectares | 1.61 million hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.98 million hectares | 1.73 million hectares | 2.17 million hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.59 million hectares | 2.21 million hectares | 3.05 million hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.49 million hectares | 3.11 million hectares | 3.84 million hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.14 million hectares | 3.84 million hectares | 4.41 million hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.57 million hectares | 4.47 million hectares | 4.64 million hectares | 4 |
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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 land use in Paraguay?
- Land use in Paraguay was 4.64 million hectares in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest land use recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 4.64 million hectares in 2022.
- What is the lowest land use recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 811,000 hectares in 1961.
- How does Paraguay rank for land use?
- Paraguay ranks 58th out of 223 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.6%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Land use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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