What is the highest surface area recorded in Paraguay?

The highest recorded value was 406,752 sq. km in 2010.

What is the lowest surface area recorded in Paraguay?

The lowest recorded value was 406,750 sq. km in 1961.

How does Paraguay rank for surface area?

Paraguay ranks 61st out of 215 countries with data for 2023.

Is surface area rising or falling in Paraguay?

Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Surface area in Paraguay

Name: Surface area in Paraguay
Creator: 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)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Paraguay: Surface area was 406,752 sq. km in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)

406,752 sq. km

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

61st

of 215 countries

All-time high

406,752 sq. km

in 2010

All-time low

406,750 sq. km

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2023

Surface area in Paraguay, 1961–2023

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 sq. km.

Analysis

Paraguay recorded 406,752 sq. km for surface area in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, surface area in Paraguay peaked at 406,752 sq. km in 2010 and was at its lowest, 406,750 sq. km, in 1961.

That places Paraguay 61st out of 215 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	406,750 sq. km	406,750 sq. km	406,750 sq. km	9
1970s	406,750 sq. km	406,750 sq. km	406,750 sq. km	10
1980s	406,750 sq. km	406,750 sq. km	406,750 sq. km	10
1990s	406,750 sq. km	406,750 sq. km	406,750 sq. km	10
2000s	406,750 sq. km	406,750 sq. km	406,750 sq. km	10
2010s	406,752 sq. km	406,752 sq. km	406,752 sq. km	10
2020s	406,752 sq. km	406,752 sq. km	406,752 sq. km	4

Countries ranked near Paraguay

58 Morocco 446,550 sq. km compare
59 Iraq 435,050 sq. km compare
60 Greenland 410,450 sq. km compare
62 Zimbabwe 390,760 sq. km compare
63 Japan 377,969 sq. km compare
64 Germany 357,680 sq. km compare

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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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is surface area in Paraguay?: Surface area in Paraguay was 406,752 sq. km 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 surface area recorded in Paraguay?: The highest recorded value was 406,752 sq. km in 2010.
What is the lowest surface area recorded in Paraguay?: The lowest recorded value was 406,750 sq. km in 1961.
How does Paraguay rank for surface area?: Paraguay ranks 61st out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
Is surface area rising or falling in Paraguay?: Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
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 Surface area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Surface area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
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)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 263 places, 16,395 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Surface area is a country's total area, including areas under inland bodies of water and some coastal waterways.