Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade in Paraguay
Paraguay: Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade was 9.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade in Paraguay, 1971–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade in Paraguay stood at 9.9%.
The figure is down 11.2% on the previous year and down 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade in Paraguay peaked at 17.0% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 8.4%, in 1973.
Paraguay ranks 20th of 225 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 53 years of available data.
Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 8.9% | — |
| 1972 | 8.7% | -2.1% |
| 1973 | 8.4% | -3.0% |
| 1974 | 9.1% | +8.2% |
| 1975 | 9.9% | +8.8% |
| 1976 | 10.7% | +7.8% |
| 1977 | 11.6% | +8.6% |
| 1978 | 12.7% | +8.9% |
| 1979 | 13.6% | +7.0% |
| 1980 | 14.5% | +7.1% |
| 1981 | 15.5% | +6.9% |
| 1982 | 15.7% | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 16.0% | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 15.0% | -5.8% |
| 1985 | 14.1% | -6.5% |
| 1986 | 13.3% | -5.6% |
| 1987 | 12.5% | -6.3% |
| 1988 | 11.6% | -7.1% |
| 1989 | 10.8% | -6.2% |
| 1990 | 10.6% | -2.4% |
| 1991 | 10.2% | -4.1% |
| 1992 | 11.6% | +13.9% |
| 1993 | 11.7% | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 12.9% | +10.3% |
| 1995 | 14.1% | +9.2% |
| 1996 | 14.0% | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 14.1% | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 16.0% | +13.4% |
| 1999 | 16.8% | +5.0% |
| 2000 | 16.7% | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 17.0% | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 16.2% | -4.6% |
| 2003 | 16.6% | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 15.7% | -5.3% |
| 2005 | 14.9% | -4.9% |
| 2006 | 15.3% | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 15.5% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 14.7% | -5.0% |
| 2009 | 13.4% | -8.7% |
| 2010 | 13.3% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 12.9% | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 12.5% | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 12.3% | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 12.2% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 12.0% | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 11.7% | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 11.6% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 10.8% | -7.5% |
| 2019 | 11.4% | +5.8% |
| 2020 | 11.2% | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 11.0% | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 11.1% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 9.9% | -11.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.4% | 8.4% | 13.6% | 9 |
| 1980s | 13.9% | 10.8% | 16.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.2% | 10.2% | 16.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.6% | 13.4% | 17.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.1% | 10.8% | 13.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.8% | 9.9% | 11.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
- 17 Burkina Faso 11.0% compare
- 18 Cambodia 10.8% compare
- 19 Dominican Republic 10.3% compare
- 21 Sri Lanka 9.7% compare
- 22 Liberia 9.5% compare
- 23 Papua New Guinea 9.3% compare
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 is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade in Paraguay?
- Is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade in Paraguay was 9.9% in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 17.0% in 2001.
- What is the lowest is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.4% in 1973.
- How does Paraguay rank for is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade?
- Paraguay ranks 20th out of 225 countries with data for 2023.
- Is is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Paraguay data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.