Agricultural land use per person in Paraguay
Paraguay: Agricultural land use per person was 2.11 hectares per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
2.11 hectares per person
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
18th
of 202 countries
All-time high
6.94 hectares per person
in 1800
All-time low
0.1136 hectares per person
in 1000
Years of data
108
1000–2025
Agricultural land use per person in Paraguay, 1000–2025
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
Paraguay recorded 2.11 hectares per person for agricultural land use per person in 2025.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land use per person in Paraguay peaked at 6.94 hectares per person in 1800 and was at its lowest, 0.1136 hectares per person, in 1000.
That places Paraguay 18th out of 202 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 108 years of available data.
Agricultural land use per person in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 0.1136 hectares per person | — |
| 1100 | 0.114 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 1200 | 0.1143 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 1300 | 0.1147 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 1400 | 0.115 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 1500 | 0.1153 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 1600 | 3.99 hectares per person | +3357.7% |
| 1700 | 3.89 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1710 | 3.9 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 1720 | 3.92 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 1730 | 3.95 hectares per person | +0.8% |
| 1740 | 4 hectares per person | +1.3% |
| 1750 | 4.09 hectares per person | +2.3% |
| 1760 | 4.16 hectares per person | +1.7% |
| 1770 | 4.32 hectares per person | +4.0% |
| 1780 | 4.68 hectares per person | +8.3% |
| 1790 | 5.42 hectares per person | +15.9% |
| 1800 | 6.94 hectares per person | +28.0% |
| 1810 | 6.88 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1820 | 6.81 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1830 | 6.74 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1840 | 6.67 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1850 | 6.59 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1860 | 6.51 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1870 | 6.43 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1880 | 6.34 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1890 | 6.24 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1900 | 6.14 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1910 | 6.03 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1920 | 5.91 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1930 | 5.78 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1940 | 5.64 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1950 | 5.48 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 1951 | 5.46 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1952 | 5.44 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1953 | 5.43 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1954 | 5.41 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1955 | 5.39 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1956 | 5.37 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1957 | 5.36 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1958 | 5.34 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1959 | 5.32 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1960 | 5.29 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1961 | 5.33 hectares per person | +0.7% |
| 1962 | 5.24 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1963 | 5.15 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1964 | 5.07 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1965 | 4.99 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1966 | 4.9 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1967 | 4.81 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1968 | 4.72 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1969 | 4.63 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1970 | 4.55 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1971 | 4.47 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1972 | 4.4 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1973 | 4.32 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1974 | 4.29 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1975 | 4.26 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1976 | 4.23 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1977 | 4.19 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1978 | 4.15 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1979 | 4.1 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1980 | 4.05 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1981 | 4 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1982 | 3.92 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1983 | 3.85 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1984 | 3.77 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1985 | 3.7 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1986 | 3.63 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1987 | 3.56 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1988 | 3.49 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1989 | 3.43 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1990 | 3.36 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1991 | 3.29 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1992 | 3.25 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 3.17 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 3.13 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 3.08 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 3.01 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 2.95 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 2.93 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 2.89 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 2.85 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 2.81 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 2.78 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 2.74 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 2.71 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 2.68 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 2.65 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 2.62 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 2.62 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 2.57 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 2.55 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 2.51 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 2.47 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 2.43 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 2.39 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 2.36 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 2.32 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 2.29 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 2.26 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 2.22 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 2.19 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 2.17 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 2.16 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 2.14 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 2.13 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 2025 | 2.11 hectares per person | -0.8% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 2.11 hectares per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.4169 hectares per person, 5.1× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 2.11 hectares per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.2463 hectares per person, 8.6× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Agricultural land use per person 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1600 | +3357.7% | 0.1153 hectares per person | 3.99 hectares per person |
| 1800 | +28.0% | 5.42 hectares per person | 6.94 hectares per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.1136 hectares per person | 0.1136 hectares per person | 0.1136 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1100s | 0.114 hectares per person | 0.114 hectares per person | 0.114 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1200s | 0.1143 hectares per person | 0.1143 hectares per person | 0.1143 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1300s | 0.1147 hectares per person | 0.1147 hectares per person | 0.1147 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1400s | 0.115 hectares per person | 0.115 hectares per person | 0.115 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1500s | 0.1153 hectares per person | 0.1153 hectares per person | 0.1153 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1600s | 3.99 hectares per person | 3.99 hectares per person | 3.99 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1700s | 3.89 hectares per person | 3.89 hectares per person | 3.89 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1710s | 3.9 hectares per person | 3.9 hectares per person | 3.9 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1720s | 3.92 hectares per person | 3.92 hectares per person | 3.92 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1730s | 3.95 hectares per person | 3.95 hectares per person | 3.95 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1740s | 4 hectares per person | 4 hectares per person | 4 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1750s | 4.09 hectares per person | 4.09 hectares per person | 4.09 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1760s | 4.16 hectares per person | 4.16 hectares per person | 4.16 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1770s | 4.32 hectares per person | 4.32 hectares per person | 4.32 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1780s | 4.68 hectares per person | 4.68 hectares per person | 4.68 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1790s | 5.42 hectares per person | 5.42 hectares per person | 5.42 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1800s | 6.94 hectares per person | 6.94 hectares per person | 6.94 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1810s | 6.88 hectares per person | 6.88 hectares per person | 6.88 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1820s | 6.81 hectares per person | 6.81 hectares per person | 6.81 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1830s | 6.74 hectares per person | 6.74 hectares per person | 6.74 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1840s | 6.67 hectares per person | 6.67 hectares per person | 6.67 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1850s | 6.59 hectares per person | 6.59 hectares per person | 6.59 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1860s | 6.51 hectares per person | 6.51 hectares per person | 6.51 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1870s | 6.43 hectares per person | 6.43 hectares per person | 6.43 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1880s | 6.34 hectares per person | 6.34 hectares per person | 6.34 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1890s | 6.24 hectares per person | 6.24 hectares per person | 6.24 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1900s | 6.14 hectares per person | 6.14 hectares per person | 6.14 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1910s | 6.03 hectares per person | 6.03 hectares per person | 6.03 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1920s | 5.91 hectares per person | 5.91 hectares per person | 5.91 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1930s | 5.78 hectares per person | 5.78 hectares per person | 5.78 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1940s | 5.64 hectares per person | 5.64 hectares per person | 5.64 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1950s | 5.4 hectares per person | 5.32 hectares per person | 5.48 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 5.01 hectares per person | 4.63 hectares per person | 5.33 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.3 hectares per person | 4.1 hectares per person | 4.55 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.74 hectares per person | 3.43 hectares per person | 4.05 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.11 hectares per person | 2.89 hectares per person | 3.36 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.7 hectares per person | 2.57 hectares per person | 2.85 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.38 hectares per person | 2.22 hectares per person | 2.55 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.15 hectares per person | 2.11 hectares per person | 2.19 hectares per person | 6 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Paraguay
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 1.46 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.6888 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.4162 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0003 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 2.4 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land use per person in Paraguay?
- Agricultural land use per person in Paraguay was 2.11 hectares per person in 2025, according to HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest agricultural land use per person recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 6.94 hectares per person in 1800.
- What is the lowest agricultural land use per person recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1136 hectares per person in 1000.
- How does Paraguay rank for agricultural land use per person?
- Paraguay ranks 18th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is agricultural land use per person rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Paraguay data come from?
- The figures come from HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Agricultural land use per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total agricultural land per person for each separate country over time.