Argentina vs Paraguay: Agricultural land per capita
Argentina
2.55 hectares per capita
in 2023
Paraguay
3.13 hectares per capita
in 2023
Argentina rank
18th
Paraguay rank
15th
Agricultural land per capita over time
- Argentina
- Paraguay
How they compare
Paraguay currently reports 3.13 hectares per capita against 2.55 hectares per capita in Argentina, a difference of 0.58 hectares per capita.
That makes Paraguay's figure about 1.2 times Argentina's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Argentina ahead.
Argentina ranks 18th and Paraguay ranks 15th of 226 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 5 and Paraguay in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6 hectares per capita | 5.09 hectares per capita | 0.9102 hectares per capita | Argentina |
| 1970s | 4.97 hectares per capita | 4.46 hectares per capita | 0.5104 hectares per capita | Argentina |
| 1980s | 4.24 hectares per capita | 3.91 hectares per capita | 0.3323 hectares per capita | Argentina |
| 1990s | 3.68 hectares per capita | 3.39 hectares per capita | 0.2933 hectares per capita | Argentina |
| 2000s | 3.3 hectares per capita | 3.27 hectares per capita | 0.0286 hectares per capita | Argentina |
| 2010s | 2.8 hectares per capita | 3.24 hectares per capita | 0.4342 hectares per capita | Paraguay |
| 2020s | 2.59 hectares per capita | 3.16 hectares per capita | 0.5663 hectares per capita | Paraguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land per capita, Argentina or Paraguay?
- Paraguay, at 3.13 hectares per capita against 2.55 hectares per capita in Argentina as of 2023.
- What is the difference in agricultural land per capita between Argentina and Paraguay?
- 0.58 hectares per capita, with Paraguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Paraguay?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Argentina and Paraguay rank globally for agricultural land per capita?
- Argentina ranks 18th and Paraguay ranks 15th of 226 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Agricultural land per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Agricultural land is the sum of cropland and land used as pasture for grazing livestock.