Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square in Paraguay
Paraguay: Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square was 0.6726 An per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square in Paraguay, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per square kilometre.
Analysis
Paraguay recorded 0.6726 An per square kilometre for sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square in 2023.
That represents a change of down 8.6% on the previous year and down 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square in Paraguay peaked at 0.7592 An per square kilometre in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.2767 An per square kilometre, in 1971.
That places Paraguay 135th out of 164 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | An per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2945 An per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.2869 An per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1963 | 0.2947 An per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1964 | 0.3028 An per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1965 | 0.2882 An per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 1966 | 0.2903 An per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1967 | 0.292 An per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1968 | 0.2852 An per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1969 | 0.2852 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.2794 An per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1971 | 0.2767 An per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1972 | 0.2795 An per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 0.2852 An per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1974 | 0.3247 An per square kilometre | +13.9% |
| 1975 | 0.3456 An per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1976 | 0.364 An per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1977 | 0.3632 An per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 0.4472 An per square kilometre | +23.1% |
| 1979 | 0.4956 An per square kilometre | +10.8% |
| 1980 | 0.5154 An per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1981 | 0.5361 An per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1982 | 0.5492 An per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1983 | 0.5423 An per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1984 | 0.5616 An per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1985 | 0.5817 An per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1986 | 0.5846 An per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 0.5997 An per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1988 | 0.6117 An per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 0.6229 An per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 0.6323 An per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 0.6101 An per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 1992 | 0.5886 An per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 1993 | 0.5953 An per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 0.6006 An per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 0.57 An per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 1996 | 0.567 An per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.5727 An per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 0.6292 An per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 1999 | 0.6292 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.6022 An per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 2001 | 0.6066 An per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.6124 An per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.5958 An per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 0.7299 An per square kilometre | +22.5% |
| 2005 | 0.667 An per square kilometre | -8.6% |
| 2006 | 0.6489 An per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 0.6267 An per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 0.6167 An per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 0.6569 An per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 2010 | 0.6834 An per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 0.6972 An per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 0.7123 An per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 0.7199 An per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.7295 An per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.7141 An per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 0.7592 An per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 2017 | 0.5377 An per square kilometre | -29.2% |
| 2018 | 0.5051 An per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 2019 | 0.5035 An per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.5145 An per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 0.516 An per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.7358 An per square kilometre | +42.6% |
| 2023 | 0.6726 An per square kilometre | -8.6% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 0.6726 An per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.48 An per square kilometre, 27% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 0.6726 An per square kilometre is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.39 An per square kilometre, 49% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square in Paraguay changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +42.6% | 0.516 An per square kilometre | 0.7358 An per square kilometre |
| 2017 | -29.2% | 0.7592 An per square kilometre | 0.5377 An per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2911 An per square kilometre | 0.2852 An per square kilometre | 0.3028 An per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.3461 An per square kilometre | 0.2767 An per square kilometre | 0.4956 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5705 An per square kilometre | 0.5154 An per square kilometre | 0.6229 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5995 An per square kilometre | 0.567 An per square kilometre | 0.6323 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6363 An per square kilometre | 0.5958 An per square kilometre | 0.7299 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6562 An per square kilometre | 0.5035 An per square kilometre | 0.7592 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6097 An per square kilometre | 0.5145 An per square kilometre | 0.7358 An per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
- 132 Lithuania 0.8008 An per square kilometre compare
- 133 Latvia 0.789 An per square kilometre compare
- 134 Botswana 0.7491 An per square kilometre compare
- 136 Bhutan 0.6375 An per square kilometre compare
- 137 Sweden 0.6037 An per square kilometre compare
- 138 Madagascar 0.5242 An per square kilometre 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 sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square in Paraguay?
- Sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square in Paraguay was 0.6726 An per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7592 An per square kilometre in 2016.
- What is the lowest sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2767 An per square kilometre in 1971.
- How does Paraguay rank for sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square?
- Paraguay ranks 135th out of 164 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.6%. 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 Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.