Agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals in Paraguay
Paraguay: Agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals was 78.6% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals in Paraguay, 1987–2022
Source: AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, FAO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of total freshwater withdrawal.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals in Paraguay is 78.6%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals in Paraguay peaked at 78.6% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 71.4%, in 2000.
That places Paraguay 53rd out of 180 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | % of total freshwater withdrawal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 78.0% | — |
| 1988 | 77.4% | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 76.9% | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 76.3% | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 75.8% | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 75.3% | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 74.8% | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 74.2% | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 73.8% | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 73.3% | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 72.8% | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 72.3% | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 71.9% | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 71.4% | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 72.9% | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 73.8% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 74.3% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 74.8% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 75.1% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 75.3% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 75.5% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 75.7% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 76.3% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 76.9% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 77.4% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 78.6% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 78.6% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 78.6% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 78.6% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 78.6% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 78.6% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 78.6% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 78.6% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 78.6% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 78.6% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 78.6% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 77.4% | 76.9% | 78.0% | 3 |
| 1990s | 74.0% | 71.9% | 76.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 74.5% | 71.4% | 76.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.3% | 76.9% | 78.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.6% | 78.6% | 78.6% | 3 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Paraguay
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 14.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1164 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 817.98 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.5603 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2961 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 11.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 11.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals in Paraguay?
- Agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals in Paraguay was 78.6% in 2022, according to AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, FAO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 78.6% in 2012.
- What is the lowest agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.4% in 2000.
- How does Paraguay rank for agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals?
- Paraguay ranks 53rd out of 180 countries with data for 2022.
- Is agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Paraguay data come from?
- The figures come from AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, FAO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Agricultural water withdrawals as a percentage of total water withdrawals (which is the sum of water used for agriculture, industry and domestic purposes). Agricultural water is defined as the annual quantity of self-supplied water withdrawn for irrigation, livestock and aquaculture purposes.