New Zealand vs Paraguay: Agricultural land use per person
New Zealand
1.85 hectares per person
in 2025
Paraguay
2.11 hectares per person
in 2025
New Zealand rank
21st
Paraguay rank
18th
Agricultural land use per person over time
- New Zealand
- Paraguay
How they compare
Paraguay currently reports 2.11 hectares per person against 1.85 hectares per person in New Zealand, a difference of 0.26 hectares per person.
That makes Paraguay's figure about 1.1 times New Zealand's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 106 shared years of data; in 1200 it was Paraguay ahead.
New Zealand ranks 21st and Paraguay ranks 18th of 202 countries.
Across the 38 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 12 and Paraguay in 26.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1200s | 0 hectares per person | 0.1143 hectares per person | 0.1143 hectares per person | Paraguay |
| 1300s | 0 hectares per person | 0.1147 hectares per person | 0.1147 hectares per person | Paraguay |
| 1400s | 0 hectares per person | 0.115 hectares per person | 0.115 hectares per person | Paraguay |
| 1500s | 0.0022 hectares per person | 0.1153 hectares per person | 0.1131 hectares per person | Paraguay |
| 1600s | 0.0028 hectares per person | 3.99 hectares per person | 3.99 hectares per person | Paraguay |
| 1700s | 0.0035 hectares per person | 3.89 hectares per person | 3.89 hectares per person | Paraguay |
| 1710s | 0.0044 hectares per person | 3.9 hectares per person | 3.89 hectares per person | Paraguay |
| 1720s | 0.0055 hectares per person | 3.92 hectares per person | 3.91 hectares per person | Paraguay |
| 1730s | 0.0068 hectares per person | 3.95 hectares per person | 3.94 hectares per person | Paraguay |
| 1740s | 0.0085 hectares per person | 4 hectares per person | 3.99 hectares per person | Paraguay |
| 1750s | 0.0107 hectares per person | 4.09 hectares per person | 4.08 hectares per person | Paraguay |
| 1760s | 0.0133 hectares per person | 4.16 hectares per person | 4.14 hectares per person | Paraguay |
| 1770s | 0.0167 hectares per person | 4.32 hectares per person | 4.31 hectares per person | Paraguay |
| 1780s | 0.0208 hectares per person | 4.68 hectares per person | 4.66 hectares per person | Paraguay |
| 1790s | 0.026 hectares per person | 5.42 hectares per person | 5.4 hectares per person | Paraguay |
| 1800s | 0.0326 hectares per person | 6.94 hectares per person | 6.91 hectares per person | Paraguay |
| 1810s | 0.0407 hectares per person | 6.88 hectares per person | 6.84 hectares per person | Paraguay |
| 1820s | 0.0509 hectares per person | 6.81 hectares per person | 6.76 hectares per person | Paraguay |
| 1830s | 0.0636 hectares per person | 6.74 hectares per person | 6.68 hectares per person | Paraguay |
| 1840s | 0.0795 hectares per person | 6.67 hectares per person | 6.59 hectares per person | Paraguay |
| 1850s | 5.56 hectares per person | 6.59 hectares per person | 1.03 hectares per person | Paraguay |
| 1860s | 5.58 hectares per person | 6.51 hectares per person | 0.9298 hectares per person | Paraguay |
| 1870s | 5.69 hectares per person | 6.43 hectares per person | 0.7388 hectares per person | Paraguay |
| 1880s | 5.79 hectares per person | 6.34 hectares per person | 0.5427 hectares per person | Paraguay |
| 1890s | 5.9 hectares per person | 6.24 hectares per person | 0.3411 hectares per person | Paraguay |
| 1900s | 6.23 hectares per person | 6.14 hectares per person | 0.0865 hectares per person | New Zealand |
| 1910s | 6.11 hectares per person | 6.03 hectares per person | 0.0831 hectares per person | New Zealand |
| 1920s | 6 hectares per person | 5.91 hectares per person | 0.0888 hectares per person | New Zealand |
| 1930s | 5.89 hectares per person | 5.78 hectares per person | 0.1057 hectares per person | New Zealand |
| 1940s | 5.77 hectares per person | 5.64 hectares per person | 0.1365 hectares per person | New Zealand |
| 1950s | 5.61 hectares per person | 5.4 hectares per person | 0.2117 hectares per person | New Zealand |
| 1960s | 5.12 hectares per person | 5.01 hectares per person | 0.1077 hectares per person | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 4.58 hectares per person | 4.3 hectares per person | 0.2829 hectares per person | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 4.45 hectares per person | 3.74 hectares per person | 0.7084 hectares per person | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 3.65 hectares per person | 3.11 hectares per person | 0.5438 hectares per person | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 2.88 hectares per person | 2.7 hectares per person | 0.1775 hectares per person | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 2.38 hectares per person | 2.38 hectares per person | 0.0022 hectares per person | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 1.97 hectares per person | 2.15 hectares per person | 0.1806 hectares per person | Paraguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land use per person, New Zealand or Paraguay?
- Paraguay, at 2.11 hectares per person against 1.85 hectares per person in New Zealand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in agricultural land use per person between New Zealand and Paraguay?
- 0.26 hectares per person, with Paraguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Paraguay?
- 106 years are reported by both, from 1200 to 2025.
- How do New Zealand and Paraguay rank globally for agricultural land use per person?
- New Zealand ranks 21st and Paraguay ranks 18th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Agricultural land use per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total agricultural land per person for each separate country over time.