Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area in Paraguay
Paraguay: Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area was 42.38 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area in Paraguay, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in Paraguay stood at 42.38 %. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in Paraguay peaked at 42.38 % in 2022 and was at its lowest, 24.16 %, in 1961.
Paraguay ranks 30th 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 | 24.99 % | 24.16 % | 25.81 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 26.95 % | 26.02 % | 27.88 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 29.01 % | 28.08 % | 29.94 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 31.99 % | 30.31 % | 33.67 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 35.72 % | 34.04 % | 37.4 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.45 % | 37.77 % | 41.13 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.1 % | 41.5 % | 42.38 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
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 Agricultural land 78.33 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 16,784 1000 ha (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 — share in land area in Paraguay?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in Paraguay was 42.38 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 42.38 % in 2022.
- What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.16 % in 1961.
- How does Paraguay rank for permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area?
- Paraguay ranks 30th out of 220 countries with data for 2024.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.9%. 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 — Share in Land 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.