Burkina Faso vs Paraguay: Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade
Burkina Faso
11.0%
in 2023
Paraguay
9.9%
in 2023
Burkina Faso rank
17th
Paraguay rank
20th
Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade over time
- Burkina Faso
- Paraguay
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 11.0% against 9.9% in Paraguay, a difference of 1.1%.
That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.1 times Paraguay's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Paraguay ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 17th and Paraguay ranks 20th of 225 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 2 and Paraguay in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1% | 10.4% | 10.3% | Paraguay |
| 1980s | 3.2% | 13.9% | 10.7% | Paraguay |
| 1990s | 12.8% | 13.2% | 0.4% | Paraguay |
| 2000s | 12.3% | 15.6% | 3.3% | Paraguay |
| 2010s | 13.3% | 12.1% | 1.2% | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 12.4% | 10.8% | 1.6% | Burkina Faso |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade, Burkina Faso or Paraguay?
- Burkina Faso, at 11.0% against 9.9% in Paraguay as of 2023.
- What is the difference in is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade between Burkina Faso and Paraguay?
- 1.1%, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Paraguay?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
- How do Burkina Faso and Paraguay rank globally for is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade?
- Burkina Faso ranks 17th and Paraguay ranks 20th of 225 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Percentage change in surface area devoted to agriculture with respect to 10 years before. Negative values imply that surface area has decreased with respect to the previous decade. This data is used to assess which countries may have already peaked in their agricultural land use.