Wheat — Area harvested, per capita in Paraguay
Paraguay: Wheat — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0649 ha per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Wheat — Area harvested, per capita in Paraguay, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for wheat — area harvested, per capita in Paraguay is 0.0649 ha per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 29.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wheat — area harvested, per capita in Paraguay peaked at 0.1017 ha per person in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.0034 ha per person, in 1965.
That places Paraguay 21st out of 110 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Wheat — Area harvested, per capita in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0042 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0051 ha per person | +22.1% |
| 1963 | 0.0048 ha per person | -5.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0052 ha per person | +8.6% |
| 1965 | 0.0034 ha per person | -35.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0038 ha per person | +12.9% |
| 1967 | 0.0094 ha per person | +145.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0138 ha per person | +47.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0147 ha per person | +6.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0188 ha per person | +28.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0211 ha per person | +11.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0129 ha per person | -38.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0079 ha per person | -38.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0115 ha per person | +45.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0094 ha per person | -18.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0088 ha per person | -6.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0102 ha per person | +16.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0109 ha per person | +6.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0158 ha per person | +45.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0161 ha per person | +2.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0255 ha per person | +58.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0328 ha per person | +28.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0256 ha per person | -21.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0295 ha per person | +15.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0358 ha per person | +21.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0418 ha per person | +16.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0347 ha per person | -16.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0623 ha per person | +79.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0634 ha per person | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0388 ha per person | -38.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0371 ha per person | -4.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0368 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0441 ha per person | +19.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0391 ha per person | -11.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0377 ha per person | -3.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0472 ha per person | +25.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0467 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 0.041 ha per person | -12.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0376 ha per person | -8.3% |
| 2000 | 0.025 ha per person | -33.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0559 ha per person | +123.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0591 ha per person | +5.6% |
| 2003 | 0.061 ha per person | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0603 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.067 ha per person | +11.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0663 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0576 ha per person | -13.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0679 ha per person | +17.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0896 ha per person | +32.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0977 ha per person | +9.1% |
| 2011 | 0.1005 ha per person | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 0.1017 ha per person | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0919 ha per person | -9.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0923 ha per person | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0974 ha per person | +5.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0832 ha per person | -14.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0805 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0669 ha per person | -16.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0744 ha per person | +11.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0728 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0673 ha per person | -7.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0641 ha per person | -4.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0654 ha per person | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0649 ha per person | -0.7% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 0.0649 ha per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0185 ha per person, 3.5× the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 0.0649 ha per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0036 ha per person, 18.2× the median. (11 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wheat — Area harvested, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | +145.1% | 0.0038 ha per person | 0.0094 ha per person |
| 2001 | +123.5% | 0.025 ha per person | 0.0559 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0071 ha per person | 0.0034 ha per person | 0.0147 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0127 ha per person | 0.0079 ha per person | 0.0211 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0367 ha per person | 0.0161 ha per person | 0.0634 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0406 ha per person | 0.0368 ha per person | 0.0472 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.061 ha per person | 0.025 ha per person | 0.0896 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0887 ha per person | 0.0669 ha per person | 0.1017 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0669 ha per person | 0.0641 ha per person | 0.0728 ha per person | 5 |
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 wheat — area harvested, per capita in Paraguay?
- Wheat — area harvested, per capita in Paraguay was 0.0649 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest wheat — area harvested, per capita recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1017 ha per person in 2012.
- What is the lowest wheat — area harvested, per capita recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0034 ha per person in 1965.
- How does Paraguay rank for wheat — area harvested, per capita?
- Paraguay ranks 21st out of 110 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wheat — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Paraguay data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Wheat — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Wheat — 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.
Wheat — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Wheat — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- 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
Wheat — 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.