Iceland vs Paraguay: Agricultural land per capita
Iceland
4.23 hectares per capita
in 2023
Paraguay
3.13 hectares per capita
in 2023
Iceland rank
12th
Paraguay rank
15th
Agricultural land per capita over time
- Iceland
- Paraguay
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 4.23 hectares per capita against 3.13 hectares per capita in Paraguay, a difference of 1.1 hectares per capita.
That makes Iceland's figure about 1.4 times Paraguay's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Iceland has been ahead every year.
Iceland ranks 12th and Paraguay ranks 15th of 226 countries.
Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.06 hectares per capita | 5.09 hectares per capita | 5.97 hectares per capita | Iceland |
| 1970s | 9.08 hectares per capita | 4.46 hectares per capita | 4.62 hectares per capita | Iceland |
| 1980s | 7.92 hectares per capita | 3.91 hectares per capita | 4.01 hectares per capita | Iceland |
| 1990s | 7.13 hectares per capita | 3.39 hectares per capita | 3.74 hectares per capita | Iceland |
| 2000s | 6.32 hectares per capita | 3.27 hectares per capita | 3.05 hectares per capita | Iceland |
| 2010s | 5.63 hectares per capita | 3.24 hectares per capita | 2.39 hectares per capita | Iceland |
| 2020s | 4.82 hectares per capita | 3.16 hectares per capita | 1.66 hectares per capita | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land per capita, Iceland or Paraguay?
- Iceland, at 4.23 hectares per capita against 3.13 hectares per capita in Paraguay as of 2023.
- What is the difference in agricultural land per capita between Iceland and Paraguay?
- 1.1 hectares per capita, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Paraguay?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Iceland and Paraguay rank globally for agricultural land per capita?
- Iceland ranks 12th 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.