Pesticides (total) — Import value, per square kilometre in Paraguay
Paraguay: Pesticides (total) — Import value, per square kilometre was 1.07 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Pesticides (total) — Import value, per square kilometre in Paraguay, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 USD per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre in Paraguay stood at 1.07 1000 USD per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.7% on the previous year and up 37.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre in Paraguay peaked at 1.22 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0003 1000 USD per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Paraguay 73rd out of 180 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Pesticides (total) — Import value, per square kilometre in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | 1000 USD per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0003 1000 USD per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0003 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0003 1000 USD per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0004 1000 USD per square kilometre | +68.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0011 1000 USD per square kilometre | +145.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0007 1000 USD per square kilometre | -35.6% |
| 1967 | 0.0005 1000 USD per square kilometre | -30.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0007 1000 USD per square kilometre | +40.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0009 1000 USD per square kilometre | +27.9% |
| 1970 | 0.0015 1000 USD per square kilometre | +67.0% |
| 1971 | 0.002 1000 USD per square kilometre | +36.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0003 1000 USD per square kilometre | -83.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0013 1000 USD per square kilometre | +290.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0025 1000 USD per square kilometre | +100.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0029 1000 USD per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0034 1000 USD per square kilometre | +14.8% |
| 1977 | 0.005 1000 USD per square kilometre | +49.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0076 1000 USD per square kilometre | +50.6% |
| 1979 | 0.007 1000 USD per square kilometre | -7.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0126 1000 USD per square kilometre | +78.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0192 1000 USD per square kilometre | +52.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0176 1000 USD per square kilometre | -8.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0181 1000 USD per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1984 | 0.024 1000 USD per square kilometre | +32.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0301 1000 USD per square kilometre | +25.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0264 1000 USD per square kilometre | -12.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0144 1000 USD per square kilometre | -45.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0305 1000 USD per square kilometre | +112.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0241 1000 USD per square kilometre | -21.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0491 1000 USD per square kilometre | +103.3% |
| 1991 | 0.053 1000 USD per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0523 1000 USD per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0655 1000 USD per square kilometre | +25.1% |
| 1994 | 0.1169 1000 USD per square kilometre | +78.6% |
| 1995 | 0.1182 1000 USD per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 0.1648 1000 USD per square kilometre | +39.5% |
| 1997 | 0.1801 1000 USD per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 1998 | 0.1764 1000 USD per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 0.1243 1000 USD per square kilometre | -29.5% |
| 2000 | 0.1732 1000 USD per square kilometre | +39.4% |
| 2001 | 0.1768 1000 USD per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 0.1464 1000 USD per square kilometre | -17.2% |
| 2003 | 0.2141 1000 USD per square kilometre | +46.3% |
| 2004 | 0.2454 1000 USD per square kilometre | +14.6% |
| 2005 | 0.2295 1000 USD per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 2006 | 0.2301 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.4141 1000 USD per square kilometre | +79.9% |
| 2008 | 0.7335 1000 USD per square kilometre | +77.1% |
| 2009 | 0.4377 1000 USD per square kilometre | -40.3% |
| 2010 | 0.5336 1000 USD per square kilometre | +21.9% |
| 2011 | 0.6506 1000 USD per square kilometre | +21.9% |
| 2012 | 0.6255 1000 USD per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2013 | 0.7815 1000 USD per square kilometre | +24.9% |
| 2014 | 0.8142 1000 USD per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 0.8432 1000 USD per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 0.71 1000 USD per square kilometre | -15.8% |
| 2017 | 0.8308 1000 USD per square kilometre | +17.0% |
| 2018 | 0.9867 1000 USD per square kilometre | +18.8% |
| 2019 | 0.9859 1000 USD per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.8967 1000 USD per square kilometre | -9.0% |
| 2021 | 0.897 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.22 1000 USD per square kilometre | +35.5% |
| 2023 | 1.07 1000 USD per square kilometre | -11.7% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 1.07 1000 USD per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.6547 1000 USD per square kilometre, 1.6× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 1.07 1000 USD per square kilometre is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.3 1000 USD per square kilometre, 82% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Pesticides (total) — Import value, per square kilometre in Paraguay changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | +290.6% | 0.0003 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0013 1000 USD per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0006 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0003 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0011 1000 USD per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0034 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0003 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0076 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0217 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0126 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0305 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.11 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0491 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.1801 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3001 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.1464 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.7335 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7762 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.5336 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.9867 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.02 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.8967 1000 USD per square kilometre | 1.22 1000 USD per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
- 70 Honduras 1.17 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 71 French Polynesia 1.16 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 72 Marshall Islands 1.09 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 74 Sri Lanka 1.02 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 75 Nicaragua 1.01 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 76 Samoa 0.9546 1000 USD per square kilometre 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.3022 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre in Paraguay?
- Pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre in Paraguay was 1.07 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 1.22 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0003 1000 USD per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Paraguay rank for pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre?
- Paraguay ranks 73rd out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Paraguay data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Pesticides (total) — Import value, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Pesticides (total) — Import value divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Pesticides (total) — Import value ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Pesticides (total) — Import value Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Pesticides (total) — Import value divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.