Cropland area in Paraguay
Paraguay: Cropland area was 4.64 million hectares in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cropland area in Paraguay, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Paraguay recorded 4.64 million hectares for cropland area in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland area in Paraguay peaked at 4.64 million hectares in 2022 and was at its lowest, 811,000 hectares, in 1961.
That places Paraguay 58th out of 219 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 879,111 hectares | 811,000 hectares | 920,000 hectares | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.16 million hectares | 915,000 hectares | 1.61 million hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.98 million hectares | 1.73 million hectares | 2.17 million hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.59 million hectares | 2.21 million hectares | 3.05 million hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.49 million hectares | 3.11 million hectares | 3.84 million hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.14 million hectares | 3.84 million hectares | 4.41 million hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.57 million hectares | 4.47 million hectares | 4.64 million hectares | 4 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Paraguay
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 5.74 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 11.6% (2025)
- Rural population 2.08 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.6% (2025)
- Rural population 29.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 11.6% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 11.6% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 1.53 million hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland area in Paraguay?
- Cropland area in Paraguay was 4.64 million hectares 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 cropland area recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 4.64 million hectares in 2022.
- What is the lowest cropland area recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 811,000 hectares in 1961.
- How does Paraguay rank for cropland area?
- Paraguay ranks 58th out of 219 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cropland area rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.6%. 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 Cropland area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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