Liberia vs Paraguay: Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade
Liberia
9.5%
in 2023
Paraguay
9.9%
in 2023
Liberia rank
22nd
Paraguay rank
20th
Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade over time
- Liberia
- Paraguay
How they compare
Paraguay currently reports 9.9% against 9.5% in Liberia, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Paraguay ahead.
Liberia ranks 22nd and Paraguay ranks 20th of 225 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Liberia averaged higher in 3 and Paraguay in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Liberia | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | -0.4% | 10.4% | 10.8% | Paraguay |
| 1980s | 1.5% | 13.9% | 12.4% | Paraguay |
| 1990s | 4.0% | 13.2% | 9.2% | Paraguay |
| 2000s | 25.4% | 15.6% | 9.8% | Liberia |
| 2010s | 19.9% | 12.1% | 7.8% | Liberia |
| 2020s | 12.4% | 10.8% | 1.6% | Liberia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade, Liberia or Paraguay?
- Paraguay, at 9.9% against 9.5% in Liberia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade between Liberia and Paraguay?
- 0.4%, with Paraguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Paraguay?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
- How do Liberia and Paraguay rank globally for is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade?
- Liberia ranks 22nd 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.