Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita in Paraguay
Paraguay: Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita was 0.1371 ha per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita in Paraguay, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
Paraguay recorded 0.1371 ha per person for maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.1% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita in Paraguay peaked at 0.183 ha per person in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0426 ha per person, in 1986.
That places Paraguay 3rd out of 150 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0475 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0481 ha per person | +1.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0475 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0766 ha per person | +61.3% |
| 1965 | 0.076 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 1966 | 0.0691 ha per person | -9.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0776 ha per person | +12.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0789 ha per person | +1.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0546 ha per person | -30.8% |
| 1970 | 0.0699 ha per person | +28.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0778 ha per person | +11.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0738 ha per person | -5.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0725 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0785 ha per person | +8.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0827 ha per person | +5.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0933 ha per person | +12.8% |
| 1977 | 0.1019 ha per person | +9.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0941 ha per person | -7.6% |
| 1979 | 0.076 ha per person | -19.3% |
| 1980 | 0.074 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0621 ha per person | -16.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0716 ha per person | +15.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0512 ha per person | -28.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0492 ha per person | -3.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0444 ha per person | -9.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0426 ha per person | -4.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0433 ha per person | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0479 ha per person | +10.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0471 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0473 ha per person | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0587 ha per person | +24.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0607 ha per person | +3.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0571 ha per person | -5.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0488 ha per person | -14.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0723 ha per person | +47.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0692 ha per person | -4.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0801 ha per person | +15.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0725 ha per person | -9.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0712 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 0.065 ha per person | -8.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0783 ha per person | +20.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0703 ha per person | -10.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0831 ha per person | +18.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0817 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0734 ha per person | -10.1% |
| 2006 | 0.1119 ha per person | +52.4% |
| 2007 | 0.1305 ha per person | +16.6% |
| 2008 | 0.1529 ha per person | +17.2% |
| 2009 | 0.1365 ha per person | -10.7% |
| 2010 | 0.1384 ha per person | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.1468 ha per person | +6.1% |
| 2012 | 0.1687 ha per person | +14.9% |
| 2013 | 0.1722 ha per person | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 0.1318 ha per person | -23.4% |
| 2015 | 0.1542 ha per person | +17.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1536 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.1483 ha per person | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 0.1665 ha per person | +12.3% |
| 2019 | 0.1665 ha per person | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1666 ha per person | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1481 ha per person | -11.1% |
| 2022 | 0.183 ha per person | +23.5% |
| 2023 | 0.1293 ha per person | -29.3% |
| 2024 | 0.1371 ha per person | +6.1% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 0.1371 ha per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0097 ha per person, 14.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 0.1371 ha per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0049 ha per person, 27.9× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.064 ha per person | 0.0475 ha per person | 0.0789 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.082 ha per person | 0.0699 ha per person | 0.1019 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0534 ha per person | 0.0426 ha per person | 0.074 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0638 ha per person | 0.0473 ha per person | 0.0801 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0984 ha per person | 0.065 ha per person | 0.1529 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1547 ha per person | 0.1318 ha per person | 0.1722 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1528 ha per person | 0.1293 ha per person | 0.183 ha per person | 5 |
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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 maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita in Paraguay?
- Maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita in Paraguay was 0.1371 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 0.183 ha per person in 2022.
- What is the lowest maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0426 ha per person in 1986.
- How does Paraguay rank for maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita?
- Paraguay ranks 3rd out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. 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 Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Maize (corn) — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Maize (corn) — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Maize (corn) — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Maize (corn) — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.