Latvia vs Paraguay: Cropland per person over the long-term
Latvia
0.6544 hectares per person
in 2025
Paraguay
0.6065 hectares per person
in 2025
Latvia rank
9th
Paraguay rank
12th
Cropland per person over the long-term over time
- Latvia
- Paraguay
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 0.6544 hectares per person against 0.6065 hectares per person in Paraguay, a difference of 0.0479 hectares per person.
That makes Latvia's figure about 1.1 times Paraguay's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Latvia ahead.
Latvia ranks 9th and Paraguay ranks 12th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Latvia averaged higher in 37 and Paraguay in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latvia | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 2.2 hectares per person | 0.1136 hectares per person | 2.08 hectares per person | Latvia |
| 1100s | 2.12 hectares per person | 0.114 hectares per person | 2.01 hectares per person | Latvia |
| 1200s | 2.04 hectares per person | 0.1143 hectares per person | 1.93 hectares per person | Latvia |
| 1300s | 1.95 hectares per person | 0.1147 hectares per person | 1.84 hectares per person | Latvia |
| 1400s | 1.86 hectares per person | 0.115 hectares per person | 1.74 hectares per person | Latvia |
| 1500s | 1.75 hectares per person | 0.1153 hectares per person | 1.64 hectares per person | Latvia |
| 1600s | 1.63 hectares per person | 0.1157 hectares per person | 1.51 hectares per person | Latvia |
| 1700s | 1.49 hectares per person | 0.2282 hectares per person | 1.26 hectares per person | Latvia |
| 1710s | 1.47 hectares per person | 0.2563 hectares per person | 1.22 hectares per person | Latvia |
| 1720s | 1.46 hectares per person | 0.2914 hectares per person | 1.16 hectares per person | Latvia |
| 1730s | 1.44 hectares per person | 0.3353 hectares per person | 1.1 hectares per person | Latvia |
| 1740s | 1.42 hectares per person | 0.3901 hectares per person | 1.03 hectares per person | Latvia |
| 1750s | 1.41 hectares per person | 0.4587 hectares per person | 0.9465 hectares per person | Latvia |
| 1760s | 1.39 hectares per person | 0.4576 hectares per person | 0.9298 hectares per person | Latvia |
| 1770s | 1.37 hectares per person | 0.4565 hectares per person | 0.9126 hectares per person | Latvia |
| 1780s | 1.35 hectares per person | 0.4554 hectares per person | 0.895 hectares per person | Latvia |
| 1790s | 1.33 hectares per person | 0.4542 hectares per person | 0.8769 hectares per person | Latvia |
| 1800s | 1.31 hectares per person | 0.453 hectares per person | 0.8582 hectares per person | Latvia |
| 1810s | 1.29 hectares per person | 0.4517 hectares per person | 0.839 hectares per person | Latvia |
| 1820s | 1.27 hectares per person | 0.4504 hectares per person | 0.8192 hectares per person | Latvia |
| 1830s | 1.25 hectares per person | 0.449 hectares per person | 0.7987 hectares per person | Latvia |
| 1840s | 1.23 hectares per person | 0.4476 hectares per person | 0.7774 hectares per person | Latvia |
| 1850s | 1.2 hectares per person | 0.4461 hectares per person | 0.7554 hectares per person | Latvia |
| 1860s | 1.18 hectares per person | 0.4445 hectares per person | 0.7325 hectares per person | Latvia |
| 1870s | 1.15 hectares per person | 0.4428 hectares per person | 0.7086 hectares per person | Latvia |
| 1880s | 1.12 hectares per person | 0.441 hectares per person | 0.6836 hectares per person | Latvia |
| 1890s | 1.1 hectares per person | 0.4391 hectares per person | 0.6574 hectares per person | Latvia |
| 1900s | 1.07 hectares per person | 0.437 hectares per person | 0.6299 hectares per person | Latvia |
| 1910s | 1.04 hectares per person | 0.4346 hectares per person | 0.6008 hectares per person | Latvia |
| 1920s | 1 hectares per person | 0.4321 hectares per person | 0.57 hectares per person | Latvia |
| 1930s | 0.9662 hectares per person | 0.4291 hectares per person | 0.5372 hectares per person | Latvia |
| 1940s | 0.9276 hectares per person | 0.4255 hectares per person | 0.5021 hectares per person | Latvia |
| 1950s | 0.8648 hectares per person | 0.4173 hectares per person | 0.4475 hectares per person | Latvia |
| 1960s | 0.7846 hectares per person | 0.405 hectares per person | 0.3796 hectares per person | Latvia |
| 1970s | 0.7085 hectares per person | 0.4153 hectares per person | 0.2932 hectares per person | Latvia |
| 1980s | 0.6693 hectares per person | 0.5473 hectares per person | 0.1221 hectares per person | Latvia |
| 1990s | 0.5456 hectares per person | 0.5489 hectares per person | 0.0032 hectares per person | Paraguay |
| 2000s | 0.4665 hectares per person | 0.6076 hectares per person | 0.141 hectares per person | Paraguay |
| 2010s | 0.5759 hectares per person | 0.6097 hectares per person | 0.0338 hectares per person | Paraguay |
| 2020s | 0.6549 hectares per person | 0.6018 hectares per person | 0.0531 hectares per person | Latvia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cropland per person over the long-term, Latvia or Paraguay?
- Latvia, at 0.6544 hectares per person against 0.6065 hectares per person in Paraguay as of 2025.
- What is the difference in cropland per person over the long-term between Latvia and Paraguay?
- 0.0479 hectares per person, with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Paraguay?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Latvia and Paraguay rank globally for cropland per person over the long-term?
- Latvia ranks 9th and Paraguay ranks 12th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Cropland per person over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total cropland area for per person each separate country over time.