Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Paraguay
Paraguay: Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita was 0.224 hectares per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Paraguay, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
In 2023, land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Paraguay stood at 0.224 hectares per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 20.6% on the previous year and down 21.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Paraguay peaked at 0.2883 hectares per person in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.0574 hectares per person, in 1963.
That places Paraguay 21st out of 181 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0579 hectares per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0584 hectares per person | +0.8% |
| 1963 | 0.0574 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0872 hectares per person | +51.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0847 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 1966 | 0.0766 hectares per person | -9.6% |
| 1967 | 0.0918 hectares per person | +19.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0985 hectares per person | +7.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0754 hectares per person | -23.5% |
| 1970 | 0.1002 hectares per person | +32.9% |
| 1971 | 0.11 hectares per person | +9.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0972 hectares per person | -11.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0907 hectares per person | -6.7% |
| 1974 | 0.1009 hectares per person | +11.3% |
| 1975 | 0.1035 hectares per person | +2.5% |
| 1976 | 0.1147 hectares per person | +10.8% |
| 1977 | 0.1263 hectares per person | +10.1% |
| 1978 | 0.1182 hectares per person | -6.4% |
| 1979 | 0.1042 hectares per person | -11.8% |
| 1980 | 0.1003 hectares per person | -3.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0975 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 1982 | 0.1166 hectares per person | +19.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0898 hectares per person | -22.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0912 hectares per person | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 0.093 hectares per person | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0943 hectares per person | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0915 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 1988 | 0.1216 hectares per person | +32.9% |
| 1989 | 0.1216 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0976 hectares per person | -19.8% |
| 1991 | 0.1008 hectares per person | +3.3% |
| 1992 | 0.1043 hectares per person | +3.5% |
| 1993 | 0.1086 hectares per person | +4.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0958 hectares per person | -11.7% |
| 1995 | 0.118 hectares per person | +23.1% |
| 1996 | 0.1242 hectares per person | +5.3% |
| 1997 | 0.1347 hectares per person | +8.5% |
| 1998 | 0.1207 hectares per person | -10.4% |
| 1999 | 0.1176 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 0.1004 hectares per person | -14.6% |
| 2001 | 0.1453 hectares per person | +44.8% |
| 2002 | 0.1408 hectares per person | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 0.1542 hectares per person | +9.5% |
| 2004 | 0.1492 hectares per person | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 0.1481 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.1878 hectares per person | +26.8% |
| 2007 | 0.1975 hectares per person | +5.2% |
| 2008 | 0.2287 hectares per person | +15.8% |
| 2009 | 0.2368 hectares per person | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 0.2508 hectares per person | +5.9% |
| 2011 | 0.2651 hectares per person | +5.7% |
| 2012 | 0.2883 hectares per person | +8.7% |
| 2013 | 0.2847 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.2479 hectares per person | -12.9% |
| 2015 | 0.2775 hectares per person | +11.9% |
| 2016 | 0.2626 hectares per person | -5.4% |
| 2017 | 0.2557 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 0.2603 hectares per person | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 0.2706 hectares per person | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2713 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.2467 hectares per person | -9.1% |
| 2022 | 0.282 hectares per person | +14.3% |
| 2023 | 0.224 hectares per person | -20.6% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 0.224 hectares per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0524 hectares per person, 4.3× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 0.224 hectares per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0242 hectares per person, 9.3× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0764 hectares per person | 0.0574 hectares per person | 0.0985 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1066 hectares per person | 0.0907 hectares per person | 0.1263 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1017 hectares per person | 0.0898 hectares per person | 0.1216 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1122 hectares per person | 0.0958 hectares per person | 0.1347 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1689 hectares per person | 0.1004 hectares per person | 0.2368 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2664 hectares per person | 0.2479 hectares per person | 0.2883 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.256 hectares per person | 0.224 hectares per person | 0.282 hectares per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
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 land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Paraguay?
- Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Paraguay was 0.224 hectares per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land under cereal production (hectares), per capita recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2883 hectares per person in 2012.
- What is the lowest land under cereal production (hectares), per capita recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0574 hectares per person in 1963.
- How does Paraguay rank for land under cereal production (hectares), per capita?
- Paraguay ranks 21st out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land under cereal production (hectares), per capita rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Paraguay data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land under cereal production (hectares) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Land under cereal production (hectares) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land under cereal production FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Land under cereal production (hectares) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.