Permanent meadows and pastures — Area in Paraguay
Paraguay: Permanent meadows and pastures — Area was 16,784 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area in Paraguay, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Paraguay recorded 16,784 1000 ha for permanent meadows and pastures — area in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — area in Paraguay peaked at 16,784 1000 ha in 2022 and was at its lowest, 9,600 1000 ha, in 1961.
Paraguay ranks 46th of 220 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9,928 1000 ha | 9,600 1000 ha | 10,256 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 10,707 1000 ha | 10,338 1000 ha | 11,076 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 11,527 1000 ha | 11,158 1000 ha | 11,896 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 12,711 1000 ha | 12,044 1000 ha | 13,377 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 14,192 1000 ha | 13,525 1000 ha | 14,858 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 15,673 1000 ha | 15,006 1000 ha | 16,340 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 16,695 1000 ha | 16,488 1000 ha | 16,784 1000 ha | 5 |
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More environment data for Paraguay
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 2.23 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 103.53 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 1,074 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 42.38 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 78.33 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 0.38 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 82.25 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 21.29 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 4,561 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.67 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent meadows and pastures — area in Paraguay?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — area in Paraguay was 16,784 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest permanent meadows and pastures — area recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 16,784 1000 ha in 2022.
- What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — area recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 9,600 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does Paraguay rank for permanent meadows and pastures — area?
- Paraguay ranks 46th out of 220 countries with data for 2024.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — area rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.6%. 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, published as part of Permanent meadows and pastures — Area. 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.