Arable land in Paraguay
Paraguay: Arable land was 0.6664 hectares per person in 2023. β² Rising
Arable land in Paraguay, 1961β2023
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
In 2023, arable land in Paraguay stood at 0.6664 hectares per person.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land in Paraguay peaked at 0.6747 hectares per person in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.3139 hectares per person, in 1973.
Paraguay ranks 11th of 207 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3613 hectares per person | 0.3448 hectares per person | 0.3715 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.3893 hectares per person | 0.3139 hectares per person | 0.5044 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5406 hectares per person | 0.527 hectares per person | 0.5549 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5493 hectares per person | 0.5188 hectares per person | 0.5896 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6234 hectares per person | 0.5921 hectares per person | 0.6511 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6624 hectares per person | 0.6555 hectares per person | 0.6651 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6669 hectares per person | 0.663 hectares per person | 0.6747 hectares per person | 4 |
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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)
- Agriculture share gdp 11.64 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 11.64 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land in Paraguay?
- Arable land in Paraguay was 0.6664 hectares per person in 2023, according to FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest arable land recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6747 hectares per person in 2022.
- What is the lowest arable land recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3139 hectares per person in 1973.
- How does Paraguay rank for arable land?
- Paraguay ranks 11th out of 207 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Paraguay data come from?
- The figures come from FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Arable land (hectares per person). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Arable land (hectares per person) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.