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 49th of 237 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 9,600 1000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 9,682 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 1963 | 9,764 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 1964 | 9,846 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 1965 | 9,928 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 1966 | 10,010 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 1967 | 10,092 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 1968 | 10,174 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 1969 | 10,256 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 1970 | 10,338 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 1971 | 10,420 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 10,502 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 10,584 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 10,666 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 10,748 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 10,830 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 10,912 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 10,994 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 11,076 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 11,158 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 11,240 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 11,322 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 11,404 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 11,486 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 11,568 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 11,650 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 11,732 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 11,814 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 11,896 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 12,044 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 12,192 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 12,340 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 12,488 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 12,637 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 12,785 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 12,933 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 13,081 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 13,229 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 13,377 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 13,525 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 13,674 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 13,822 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 13,970 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 14,118 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 14,266 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 14,414 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 14,562 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 14,710 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 14,858 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 15,006 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 15,155 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 15,303 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 15,451 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 15,599 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 15,747 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 15,895 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 16,043 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 16,192 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 16,340 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 16,488 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 16,636 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 16,784 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 16,784 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 16,784 1000 ha | +0.0% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 16,784 1000 ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,170 1000 ha, 14.3× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 16,784 1000 ha is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 490 1000 ha, 34.3× the median. (35 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
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 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 49th out of 237 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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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.