Paraguay vs Venezuela: Agricultural area over the long-term
Paraguay
16.82 million hectares
in 2025
Venezuela
21.50 million hectares
in 2025
Paraguay rank
52nd
Venezuela rank
49th
Agricultural area over the long-term over time
- Paraguay
- Venezuela
How they compare
Venezuela currently reports 21.50 million hectares against 16.82 million hectares in Paraguay, a difference of 4.68 million hectares.
That makes Venezuela's figure about 1.3 times Paraguay's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Venezuela ahead.
Paraguay ranks 52nd and Venezuela ranks 49th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Paraguay averaged higher in 15 and Venezuela in 25.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Paraguay | Venezuela | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 11,365 hectares | 474,736 hectares | 463,371 hectares | Venezuela |
| 1100s | 13,679 hectares | 499,436 hectares | 485,757 hectares | Venezuela |
| 1200s | 16,006 hectares | 522,579 hectares | 506,573 hectares | Venezuela |
| 1300s | 18,346 hectares | 543,873 hectares | 525,527 hectares | Venezuela |
| 1400s | 20,700 hectares | 562,918 hectares | 542,218 hectares | Venezuela |
| 1500s | 23,066 hectares | 579,128 hectares | 556,062 hectares | Venezuela |
| 1600s | 797,576 hectares | 675,298 hectares | 122,278 hectares | Paraguay |
| 1700s | 778,341 hectares | 813,122 hectares | 34,781 hectares | Venezuela |
| 1710s | 818,775 hectares | 819,788 hectares | 1,013 hectares | Venezuela |
| 1720s | 861,422 hectares | 826,393 hectares | 35,029 hectares | Paraguay |
| 1730s | 907,654 hectares | 832,929 hectares | 74,725 hectares | Paraguay |
| 1740s | 959,863 hectares | 839,382 hectares | 120,481 hectares | Paraguay |
| 1750s | 1.02 million hectares | 845,742 hectares | 176,678 hectares | Paraguay |
| 1760s | 1.08 million hectares | 851,994 hectares | 229,076 hectares | Paraguay |
| 1770s | 1.17 million hectares | 858,123 hectares | 308,877 hectares | Paraguay |
| 1780s | 1.31 million hectares | 864,111 hectares | 446,089 hectares | Paraguay |
| 1790s | 1.57 million hectares | 869,939 hectares | 702,721 hectares | Paraguay |
| 1800s | 2.08 million hectares | 875,586 hectares | 1.21 million hectares | Paraguay |
| 1810s | 2.34 million hectares | 881,026 hectares | 1.46 million hectares | Paraguay |
| 1820s | 2.59 million hectares | 1.07 million hectares | 1.51 million hectares | Paraguay |
| 1830s | 2.83 million hectares | 1.31 million hectares | 1.52 million hectares | Paraguay |
| 1840s | 3.07 million hectares | 1.59 million hectares | 1.47 million hectares | Paraguay |
| 1850s | 3.30 million hectares | 1.94 million hectares | 1.35 million hectares | Paraguay |
| 1860s | 3.39 million hectares | 7.11 million hectares | 3.72 million hectares | Venezuela |
| 1870s | 3.47 million hectares | 7.90 million hectares | 4.43 million hectares | Venezuela |
| 1880s | 3.55 million hectares | 8.78 million hectares | 5.23 million hectares | Venezuela |
| 1890s | 3.62 million hectares | 9.16 million hectares | 5.54 million hectares | Venezuela |
| 1900s | 3.68 million hectares | 8.75 million hectares | 5.06 million hectares | Venezuela |
| 1910s | 4.67 million hectares | 8.26 million hectares | 3.58 million hectares | Venezuela |
| 1920s | 5.61 million hectares | 7.76 million hectares | 2.15 million hectares | Venezuela |
| 1930s | 6.50 million hectares | 8.72 million hectares | 2.22 million hectares | Venezuela |
| 1940s | 7.32 million hectares | 9.74 million hectares | 2.42 million hectares | Venezuela |
| 1950s | 8.94 million hectares | 15.16 million hectares | 6.22 million hectares | Venezuela |
| 1960s | 10.73 million hectares | 19.42 million hectares | 8.68 million hectares | Venezuela |
| 1970s | 11.87 million hectares | 20.35 million hectares | 8.49 million hectares | Venezuela |
| 1980s | 13.51 million hectares | 21.52 million hectares | 8.01 million hectares | Venezuela |
| 1990s | 14.57 million hectares | 21.67 million hectares | 7.10 million hectares | Venezuela |
| 2000s | 15.47 million hectares | 21.59 million hectares | 6.11 million hectares | Venezuela |
| 2010s | 16.12 million hectares | 21.50 million hectares | 5.38 million hectares | Venezuela |
| 2020s | 16.64 million hectares | 21.50 million hectares | 4.86 million hectares | Venezuela |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural area over the long-term, Paraguay or Venezuela?
- Venezuela, at 21.50 million hectares against 16.82 million hectares in Paraguay as of 2025.
- What is the difference in agricultural area over the long-term between Paraguay and Venezuela?
- 4.68 million hectares, with Venezuela ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Paraguay and Venezuela?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Paraguay and Venezuela rank globally for agricultural area over the long-term?
- Paraguay ranks 52nd and Venezuela ranks 49th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Agricultural area 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 agricultural area for each separate country over time.